“These first few months [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for […]
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Saudis Bomb Yemen’s International Airport, Amid Devastating Blockade
TeleSur | – – A Houthi statement said that the attack “is an explicit violation of international covenants and treaties, which stipulate that civilian airports […]
After Trump lets hundreds of ISIL Leave Raqqa, Turkey Enraged
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Tuesday, Turkey lambasted the US and its largely Kurdish allies in Syria, the YPG, for […]
The Civil War inside Buddhism caused Ethnic Cleansing of Muslims
Paul Fuller | (The Conversation) | – – There is a desperate humanitarian crisis underway in Myanmar, centring around the Rohingya Muslims. There is what […]
50% of World’s Wealth Is Controlled by Wealthy 1%
TeleSur | – – Nearly 35 billion lower income people reside in developing nations and have less than US$10,000 in income. 50 percent of the […]
Just a reminder that Trump has the Nuclear Codes
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece has been updated and adapted from William D. Hartung’s “Nuclear Politics” in Sleepwalking […]
Protests as Trump promotes Coal at Climate Summit in Berlin
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Trump White House actually did a pro-coal exhibit at the Bonn climate summit in Germany, […]
Lebanon’s Big Crisis, and What Saudi Arabia could Lose
By Billie Jeanne Brownlee and Maziyar Ghiabi | (The Conversation) | – – The Twitter account of Lebanon’s prime minister, Sa’ad Hariri has been inactive […]
Former Trump NSC Adviser Flynn Accused of $15M deportation Deal with Turkey
TeleSur | – – According to reports by NBC News and Wall Street Journal, special prosecutor Robert Mueller is reviewing a meeting between Michael Flynn […]
Despite Trump, Americans are taking Vigorous Climate Action
By Kristin Igusky and Kevin Kennedy, World Resources Institute | (Inter Press Service) | – – WASHINGTON DC, Nov 13 2017 (IPS) – Even after […]