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Turkey
Turkey's Erdogan Lost Key Cities in Paranoiac Campaign that ignored Sinking Economy

Turkey’s Erdogan Lost Key Cities in Paranoiac Campaign that ignored Sinking Economy

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By Ihsan Yilmaz and Erdoan Shipoli | – Votes are still being counted in local elections that took place across Turkey on Sunday, but so far it appears that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party has lost key cities and towns. That includes the Turkish capital Ankara, which has been run by Islamist mayors for the […]

Climate Change
We Don't have a Global Emissions Problem, we Have a Rich Peoples' CO2 Problem

We Don’t have a Global Emissions Problem, we Have a Rich Peoples’ CO2 Problem

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American congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently shook up environmental politics by releasing a broad outline of a Green New Deal

Climate Change
Global Heating Helped Cause the Massive Midwest Floods but TV Didn't Tell you That

Global Heating Helped Cause the Massive Midwest Floods but TV Didn’t Tell you That

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Climate change is likely to cause a disproportionate increase in heavy precipitation events in the Midwest, a trend that is already apparent

Donald Trump
Not So Fast... Could Trump still be Impeached for Obstruction of Justice?

Not So Fast… Could Trump still be Impeached for Obstruction of Justice?

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Legally, obstruction can still occur in the absence of a crime. Trump might have interfered in investigations to protect members of his inner circle.

Israel/ Palestine
Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria's Golan away to Israel

Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria’s Golan away to Israel

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some analysts have suggested that the timing of this announcement was calculated to bolster Netanyahu’s campaign

Uncategorized
How to Move beyond Simplistic Debates that Demonize Islam

How to Move beyond Simplistic Debates that Demonize Islam

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Communities and nations that foster an environment of diversity in everyday life tend to enhance security of their people

Climate Change
How Youth Climate Strikers can and Must Keep up the Momentum

How Youth Climate Strikers can and Must Keep up the Momentum

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Well-established youth organisations can use their large networks and professional experience

Islamophobia
Muslims are Biggest Victims of Terror Globally, and Extremists Share Much in Common

Muslims are Biggest Victims of Terror Globally, and Extremists Share Much in Common

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On the international stage we need to stand up against the beliefs that underpin right-wing extremism

Syria
Top Five Reasons the Syrian Revolution isn't Actually Over

Top Five Reasons the Syrian Revolution isn’t Actually Over

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Displaced persons are eager to continue that most revolutionary act of building dignified lives

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