Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]
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French Planes bomb Damascus to put Down Syrian Revolt, 1925 (Video: This Day in History)
“Title reads: “Defence of Damascus. French troops – barricades – and armed posts – now circle the town of view of threatened attack by Rebels”. […]
The Tunisian Exception
By L. Carl Brown What has made Tunisia’s transition from authoritarian government, for all its ups and downs, more successful than those of its Arab […]
In Symbolic Vote, UK Parliament urges Recognition of Palestine
By Juan Cole There are 650 members of the British parliament, so the vote on Monday by 271 of them to recognize Palestine is hardly […]
Columbus Day: How is it Still a Thing? (John Oliver)
John Oliver, “Last Week Tonight” “Christopher Columbus did a lot of stuff that was way more terrible than “sailing the ocean blue,” but we don’t […]
Top Five Worst Disease Epidemics (Historical Footage)
Top 5 Worst Disease Epidemics – British Pathé
Cold as Hell: North Dakota Burns up the World with Fracked Oil
By Laura Gottesdiener via Tomdispatch At 9 p.m. on that August night, when I arrived for my first shift as a cocktail waitress at Whispers, […]
Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine
Hundreds of Israeli public figures urge British Parliament to recognize the State of Palestine Gush Shalom, Israel. Press Release, October 13, 2014 363 Israeli public […]
Top 5 Ways Lower oil Prices Could Change the World
By Juan Cole Brent Crude has fallen to $90 a barrel as China’s and Asia’s slowing economic growth has reduced oil demand and production remains […]
First-rate care on your doorstep when Cleveland Clinic opens in Abu Dhabi
The Cleveland Clinic’s reputation for excellence in health care has been hard won and deserved. For the first time, the company is taking its brand […]
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