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Colonialism
Why do we Revere Malala but Not Ahed Tamimi?

Why do we Revere Malala but Not Ahed Tamimi?

The Conversation

“There is no justice under occupation and this court is illegal”

Climate Change
Red Alert: World will Put out Record 37 bn tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in 2018

Red Alert: World will Put out Record 37 bn tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in 2018

The Conversation

The strong growth is the second consecutive year of increasing emissions

Nonviolence
Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era

Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era

The Conversation

As we now face a global dearth of alternative political ideas, perhaps it’s no wonder we are turning again to the Mahatma for inspiration

astronomy and outer space
NASA Spacecraft rendezvous with Asteroid that could one Day Collide with Earth

NASA Spacecraft rendezvous with Asteroid that could one Day Collide with Earth

The Conversation

OSIRIS-REx may be able to aid in preventing asteroid strikes

Books
Why Kahlil Gibran is one of the Best-Selling Poets of All Time

Why Kahlil Gibran is one of the Best-Selling Poets of All Time

The Conversation

By Antonia Pont | – (The Conversation) – Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth “Khalil”) is a strange phenomenon of 20th Century letters and publishing. After Shakespeare and the Chinese poet Laozi, Gibran’s work from 1923, The Prophet, has made him the third most-sold poet of all time. This slim volume of 26 prose poems […]

Antisemitism
America's Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today's Far Right

America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right

The Conversation

Anti-Semitic violence is never solely the product of a single deluded mind, as the United States’ dark history of organized prejudice reveals

Saudi Arabia
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior

On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior

The Conversation

The Obama administration would have consistently condemned Saudi actions

Climate Change
Climate Crisis:  Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat

Climate Crisis: Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat

The Conversation

By Richard E. Peltier | – (The Conversation) – The impacts of recent forest fires in California reach well beyond the burned areas. Smoke from the Camp Fire created hazardous air quality conditions in San Francisco, more than 170 miles to the southwest – but it didn’t stop there. Cross-country winds carried it across the […]

Iran
Trump's New Iran Oil Sanctions may Hurt Americans more than Iran

Trump’s New Iran Oil Sanctions may Hurt Americans more than Iran

The Conversation

Panic over prices at the pump

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