By David Mednicoff | – The upcoming indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could end the long-serving conservative politician’s career. But even an abrupt exit would leave his hawkish policies in the Middle East intact. The most serious allegation the prime minister faces is that he arranged for a telecommunications company to get a […]
Venezuela crisis: Trump threats to Maduro evoke bloody history of US intervention in Latin America
By Joseph J. Gonzalez | – Violence erupted at the Venezuela-Colombia border over the delivery of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, killing four people and injuring 24 on Feb. 22. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that his “days are numbered,” and Trump officials reiterated that the U.S. is considering all […]
Carbon farming: how smart agriculture can both feed people and fight climate change
By Richard Lindsay | – Imagine “carbon emissions”, and what springs to mind? Most people tend to think of power stations belching out clouds of carbon dioxide or queues of vehicles burning up fossil fuels as they crawl, bumper-to-bumper, along congested urban roads. But in Britain and many other countries, carbon emissions have another source, […]
Why Proposal to Sell Saudis Nuclear Technology without Safeguards is Terrifying
By Chen Kane | – According to a congressional report, a group that includes former senior U.S. government officials is lobbying to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia. As an expert focusing on the Middle East and the spread of nuclear weapons, I believe these efforts raise important legal, economic and strategic concerns. It […]
Over our Heads: Climate Crisis Produces Stationary Catastrophic Weather Systems
By Steve Turton | – Many parts of Australia have suffered a run of severe and, in some cases, unprecedented weather events this summer. One common feature of many of these events – including the Tasmanian heatwave and the devastating Townsville floods – was that they were caused by weather systems that parked themselves in […]
40 Years after the Iranian Revolution, Can the Opposition Still Hope for Change?
By Naser Ghobadzadeh | – Iran’s ruling clergy are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, during which Shi’ite Islamists, led by religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, toppled Mohammad Reza Shah’s secular monarchy. The linchpin of the Islamic Republic’s political system is Ayatollah Khomeini’s doctrine of Wilayat-i Faqih, or guardianship of the jurist, which makes […]
School Climate Strikes: Children taking Radical Action and “Adults” have no Right to Object
By Rupert Read | – A worldwide wave of school climate strikes, begun by the remarkable Greta Thunberg, has reached the UK. Some critics claim these activist-pupils are simply playing truant, but I disagree. Speaking as both a climate campaigner and an academic philosopher, I believe school walkouts are morally and politically justifiable. Philosophy can […]
People are Happier and Saner if they Eat more Fruit and Vegetables
By Neel Ocean and Peter Howley | – (The Conversation) – It is well known that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for your physical health, but our latest research suggests that it might be good for your mental health too. A study from Australia in 2016 found improvements in psychological well-being after […]
Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate
By Victoria Reyes | – Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered by an alleged Saudi “hit squad” whose members have close ties to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Embed from Getty Images“An undated recent file picture shows prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who resigned suddenly on May 16, 2010 in Riyadh from the […]
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