Here is my essay for this week’s Tomdispatch.com . Check out the great Tom Engelhardt’s introduction at that site, where he reminds us of the […]
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Israeli forces thwart radical ‘suicide bombing’ planned by 5 suspects
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s army and Shin Bet agency on Monday said they had thwarted a suicide bombing planned by five Palestinian suspects from Tulkarem, […]
The Banality of Terrorism: Sydney’s other Hostage Crisis, of 1984
By Juan Cole | — IC doesn’t usually cover hostage-taking, since it is an artificial and manipulative criminal act. Any two-bit thug can grab someone […]
Will Women bear the brunt of Climate Change and its Inequalities?
By Susan McDade | (IPS) — UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Among all the impacts of climate change, from rising sea levels to landslides and flooding, […]
Why Europe must stop blocking Palestinian membership of the Int’l Criminal Court
Human Rights Watch | — Position paper from Amnesty International, Broederlijk Delen, Christian Aid, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch, and […]
Palestine to present Resolution on ending Occupation to Security Council “By Monday”
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said Sunday that a resolution to end the Israeli occupation will be submitted to the UN Security […]
3 Ways the Mainstream Media let the Gov’t off the Hook on Torture
By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com — American Torture — Past, Present, and… Future? Beyond the Senate Torture Report By Rebecca Gordon It’s the political story […]
Enter the Dragon: China offers Iraq Aerial Strikes on ISIL/ Daesh
By Juan Cole | — The list of powers eager to see Daesh (what Arabs call ISIS or ISIL) defeated grew larger this weekend with […]
Green Continent? Will Solar Power allow Africa to Leapfrog Expensive Grid-Building?
By Wambi Michael LIMA, (IPS) – Africa is experiencing a revolution towards cleaner energy through renewable energy but the story has hardly been told to […]
Black Lives Matter: Massive Crowds Protest Racialized Police Brutality in Cities across US
By Lauren McCauley | (Commondreams.org) Thousands marching in New York and Washington D.C. against police brutality, racial profiling and American’s broken criminal justice system Adding […]
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