Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Harald Ringbauer et al. writing in Nature report on a genetic study of the ancient Phoenicians that is really going […]
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UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44
By IMEMC | — 44 displaced persons killed, 227 injured Attacks to be considered of “extreme severity toward those who looked to them for protection […]
Baltimore Protests: What The Media Isn’t Showing You
AJ+ | – “Burning buildings, shattered glass, riot police: This looping portrait of Baltimore – on TV and online – has become the defining narrative […]
Young Arabs’ Faith in Democracy Shaken by return to Authoritarianism
By Roberto Savio ROME (IPS) – The results of a survey of what 3,500 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 – in […]
Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed, 1990-2015
By Andrew Cockburn | (Tomdispatch.com) | – As the war on terror nears its 14th anniversary — a war we seem to be losing, given […]
Bush blames Obama for lack of Wars (‘Follow-Through’ on ‘Threats’)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – George W. Bush spoke privately this weekend at a Republican Jewish Coalition session hosted by casino sleazeball Sheldon […]
Thoughts On Freddie Grey Protest by a Young Baltimore Resident
@hotdamnirock | – A call for disciplined protest from a young Baltimore resident with a foul mouth. Warning: Language. h/t Reddit.com Hotdamnirock: “Thoughts On #FreddieGrey […]
The Battle Plans of ISIL: Can they Succeed in Mideast Conquest?
By Richard Rousseau | (The Conversation) What is Islamic State’s political program? What is its ideology? Who are its theoreticians? The answers to these questions […]
Middle East Conflicts Trigger New U.S.-Russia Arms Race
By Thalif Deen | — UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The escalating military conflicts in the Middle East – and the month-long aerial bombings of Yemen […]
Anger Translation: Why Obama was Ranting against GOP Climate Policy at Press Dinner
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Comedy Central show, Key and Peele, made famous a bit by Keegan-Michael Key on Obama called the […]