By Andrea Duffy | – In the late 16th century, hundreds of bandits on horseback stormed through the countryside of Ottoman Anatolia raiding villages, inciting violence and destabilizing the sultan’s grip on power Four hundred years later and a few hundred miles away in the former Ottoman territory of Syria, widespread protests escalated into a […]
Israel’s new government doesn’t give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach
By Ian Parmeter | – Even by the standards of previous Israeli coalitions, the new government that’s just been announced includes strange bedfellows. The eight parties in the coalition range from the right-wing nationalist Yamina party to social-democratic Labor and left-wing Meretz. And for the first time in Israeli history, the coalition includes an Arab-Israeli […]
The more it Changes . . . What can we Expect from the new Unity Coalition Government in Israel?
By John Strawson | – Israeli politics are entering a new chapter. After inconclusive elections in March, a politically diverse coalition has formed to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years as prime minister. The eight-party coalition is led by right-winger Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid. The two will take turns as prime minister, with Bennett […]
One in three heat deaths since 1991 linked to climate crisis – here’s how else warming affects our health
By Chloe Brimicombe and Hannah Cloke | – Since 1991, 37% of lives lost due to extreme heat globally can be attributed to climate change on average. That’s according to a new study which gathered data from 732 locations across 43 countries and calculated how often local temperatures exceeded what is ideal for human health. […]
Climate explained: why is the frozen Arctic heating up faster than other parts of the world?
By Steve Turton | – What is Arctic amplification? Do we know what is causing this phenomenon? What effects is it having, both in the region and for the world? Is Antarctica experiencing the same thing? Human civilisation and agriculture first emerged about 12,000 years ago in the early Holocene. Our ancestors benefited from a […]
Climate change will cost a teenager up to $245,000 over their lifetime, court case reveals
By Liam Phelan and Jacquie Svenson | – The Federal Court today dismissed a bid by a group of Australian teenagers seeking to prevent federal environment minister Sussan Ley from approving a coalmine extension in New South Wales. While the teens’ request for an injunction was unsuccessful, a number of important developments emerged during the […]
Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis for the U.S. abroad and racial prejudice back at home
By Susan H. Kamei | – Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under armed guards and behind barbed wire – and then being required to join the military to fight for the nation that had locked up you and your family. That’s what happened in a […]
100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather
By Gregory B. Fairchild | – When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge the Tulsa race riot of 1921. I know that place and year well. As is the case with Fletcher – who is one of the last living survivors of the massacre, […]
Jerusalem: eyewitness account from a divided city
By Adel Ruished | – Not long after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force on Friday May 21, members of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) entered the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, reportedly using teargas and stun grenades to disperse Muslims praying there. Over the weekend, IDF personnel escorted Jewish visitors to […]
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