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10 facts the government doesn’t want you to know about Syria
By Ian Sinclair | (Open Democracy) | – – Following the Paris terrorist attacks on 13 November 2015, the British government has got its wish […]
US nonprofits ‘donate $220 mn.’ to Israeli Squatter settlements on Palestinian West Bank
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Over $220 million has been given in tax-exempted US funds to illegal Israeli settlements in the […]
Global Outrage at Trump Islamophobia; French PM: “Mr Trump…is feeding hatred and misinformation”
Euractiv.com | – – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday (8 December) defended his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, comparing his […]
Oh, no! Not another American war against evil!
By Ira Chernus | (Informed Comment) | – – This time, it’s the Islamic State (IS). After the attacks in Paris, Barack Obama, spokesman-in-chief for […]
Feeding the Monster: Islamophobia, Ratings, and Elections
Karam Dana | (Informed Comment) | – – Just when you think GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has done it all, you are proven wrong. […]
Top 6 Times US government Excluded Millions based on Race or Religion
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other bigots on the far right are nothing new in American […]
America’s biggest enemy is our own American Exceptionalism
Bjarne Rostaing | (Informed Comment) | – – American Exceptionalism has an appealing patriotic buzz, though we owe the phrase to Josef Stalin, who was […]
Hope: World Economy Grew but CO2 Emissions Slowed in 2015 (Less Coal, more Wind & Solar)
Pep Canadell | (The Conversation) | – – Despite robust global economic growth over the past two years, worldwide carbon emissions from fossil fuels grew […]
‘You ain’t no Muslim, Bruv’ retort to London Attacker goes Viral
By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – With anti-Muslim and xenophobic sentiment on the rise in the wake of Paris attacks, social […]