San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This week will go down in history as a time when the governing body of the Democratic […]
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Iraq’s Displaced People are Selling Body Parts For Food
Niqash.org | Sulaymaniyah | – – “Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan suspect that displaced people are selling their kidneys to feed their families. Problem is, they […]
Funding For Desperate Palestinian Refugees Under Threat
By Mel Frykberg | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness, who says that unless someone steps in to alleviate the financial […]
Egypt’s Draconian new anti-Terrorism Law threatens freedom of speech, Democracy
Euronews | (Video Report) | – – “Egypt launched airstrikes on Islamist militant targets in the Sinai peninsula killing 23 fighters, the offensive comes a […]
It’s the Economy, Stupid!: Tunisia’s fight against Terrorism requires a jobs program for its Youth
By Alexander Martin | (The Conversation) | – – To anyone who has followed Tunisia’s journey since it became a democracy, the horrific events in […]
Donald Trump, Dumpee: Forgetting to use the GOP racial dog-whistle is an Expensive Mistake
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump is seeing short-term gains from the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party, but […]
The Ghost of Soviet Collapse haunts the West: Military Hegemony isn’t what it Used to Be
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The rise and fall of great powers and their imperial domains has been a central fact of […]
50 Egyptian Soldiers, others, Killed in Daesh Sinai Rebellion
Aljazeera International | Video Report | – – “At least 35 people killed as ISIL group attacks police posts in Sheikh Zuweid and El-Arish.Al Jazeera’s […]
Bernie Sanders’ 10,000-person crowd in Madison biggest of any Candidate so Far
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Democratic Party’s left wing is fed up and isn’t going to take it any more. […]
Syria: When al-Assad Regime shuts off Internet, State Violence Spikes
By Sarah Myers West | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – EFF has noted and protested when authorities deliberately cut off Internet access in times […]
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