RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Sunday that a resolution to end the Israeli occupation will be submitted to the UN Security Council “in the coming few hours, or maybe on Monday.” Erekat told the official Palestinian radio station that he would meet US Secretary of State John Kerry in a European […]
3 Ways the Mainstream Media let the Gov’t off the Hook on Torture
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com — American Torture — Past, Present, and… Future? Beyond the Senate Torture Report By Rebecca Gordon It’s the political story of the week in Washington. At long last, after the endless stalling and foot-shuffling, the arguments about redaction and CIA computer hacking, the claims that its release might stoke others […]
Green Continent? Will Solar Power allow Africa to Leapfrog Expensive Grid-Building?
By Wambi Michael LIMA, (IPS) – Africa is experiencing a revolution towards cleaner energy through renewable energy but the story has hardly been told to the world, says Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Steiner, who had been advocating for renewable energy at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, […]
Black Lives Matter: Massive Crowds Protest Racialized Police Brutality in Cities across US
By Lauren McCauley | (Commondreams.org) Thousands marching in New York and Washington D.C. against police brutality, racial profiling and American’s broken criminal justice system Adding their voices to the growing call for justice, tens of thousands of protesters will take to the streets on Saturday in a National Day of Resistance against police brutality, racial […]
Muslim Fundamentalist Militants on Israel’s Doorstep: The War Next Door
Vice News | — “In August, al Nusra Front jihadists took control of Syria’s side of the border crossing with Israel and kidnapped over 40 United Nations peacekeepers — who have since been released. Now, al Nusra Front is attempting to draw Israel into Syria’s civil war and escalate region-wide instability. But al Nusra Front, […]
Israeli sqatters in Palestinian Hebron stab, injure Palestinian 12-year-old
HEBRON (Ma’an) — A mob of Israeli settlers stabbed a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the Old City of Hebron Monday night, medical sources told Ma’an. Medics said Muath Nouh al-Rajabi, 12, was moderately injured after being stabbed in the thigh and shoulder. He was taken to Hebron’s public hospital. Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and […]
The Koch Tax: Why are Floridians being denied Free, Clean Energy from the Sun?
WPBT2 | — “According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Florida ranks third for solar potential nationally, but ranked 18th when it comes to development of this clean energy option. Executive Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy discusses the untapped clean energy potential in Florida and how climate change plays a role. Guest: […]
How Uncle Sam’s Reputation became Icky (Political Cartoon)
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Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive
Channel 4 News | — “Channel 4 News identifies the man who became one of the most-followed disseminators of pro-jihadi material on Twitter.” Channel 4: “IS Twitter account Shami Witness unmasked | Channel 4 News”