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 […]
America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right
Anti-Semitic violence is never solely the product of a single deluded mind, as the United States’ dark history of organized prejudice reveals
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior
The Obama administration would have consistently condemned Saudi actions
Climate Crisis: Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat
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 […]
Trump’s New Iran Oil Sanctions may Hurt Americans more than Iran
Panic over prices at the pump
Why Women’s Peace Activism in World War I Matters Now
Proponents of international mediation hoped diplomatic intervention could bring the war to a swift end
Khashoggi’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Journalists Fleeing ME Dictatorships
Many journalists fled after the failure of the Arab Spring, but remain in danger
White Nationalists have Killed 500 People since 1990, 10% over Religion
There have been close to 100 failed or foiled plots against Jewish institutions or individuals between 1990 and 2014
When Terrorism is a Weapon of the Strong
The Anti-Defamation League found that anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose by 57 percent in 2017
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