Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
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Syria: Kurdish YPG Expels “bloodthirsty” ISIL “gangs” from Hasaka (VICE News)
VICE News | (Video Report) | – – “The northeastern city of Hasakah is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in Syria. Its […]
Putin pitches Grand Alliance against Daesh/ ISIL, but Syria Rebels want al-Assad Gone
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Russian Federation is a key player in Syria, and backer of the dictatorial government of […]
GOP Hopefuls Get $62M From Fossil Fuel Donors: Origins of Climate Denialism?
Elliot Hill and Mark Sovel | (TheLipTV Video Report) | – – “Eight out of the 17 Republican presidential candidates have received at least $62m […]
Settlement Expansion Largely Responsible for Violence in Occupied West Bank
By Kanya D’Almeida | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Just weeks after an 18-month-old baby was killed in an arson […]
Good Earth News: Are Tar Sands & Fracking Doomed by Long Oil Glut?
By Michael T. Klare | (Tomdispatch.com | – – The plunge of global oil prices began in June 2014, when benchmark Brent crude was selling […]
Did Ayatollah Sistani just save Iraq from Iran-backed militias by pushing Gov’t Reforms?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org)| – – During last week’s protests, secret plans were made to use demonstrations to topple the government. But a […]
Why Partitioning Iraq is a Terrible Idea
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I think the remarks of outgoing US Army chief Gen. Ray Odierno on the possible partition […]
GOP Pres. Candidates AWOL on Clean Power Plan
The Tree | – – Exactly one week after the United States government finalized its historic Clean Power Plan, the traditional opponents of the transition […]
Bernie Sanders Surges Past Hillary In N. Hampshire
Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | – – “Up until this week we were asking the question, “Can Bernie Sanders ever […]
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