Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature)In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate […]
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Pro-choice, pro-mixed marriage film rooted in Jewish values
‘Obvious Child’ is a good-natured, foulmouthed romantic comedy — complete with Birthright jokes — centered around an abortion
Human Rights Abuses grow in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
(By Sarah Leah Whitson) (Jerusalem) – Human rights abuses by Israel and by Palestinian security forces in the West Bank grew during 2013, Human Rights […]
Hard Times for Journalists, but A Golden Age for Canny Readers
(By Tom Englehardt) It was 1949. My mother — known in the gossip columns of that era as “New York’s girl caricaturist” — was freelancing […]
As Geneva II Conference Opens, 1.3 mn. Syrian Refugees Shiver in Lebanon
(By Molly Crabapple) COFFEE WITH REFUGEES (via techexile.com) “In Lebanon’s Mountains, Syrians Face a Grim Future The teacher never imagined he would live in a […]
Climate Change is real, and Endangers East African Food Security
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network LONDON – The report, East African Agriculture and Climate Change, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), looks at threats to food supplies in 11 countries in East and Central…
Gates worries Pakistan Violence blocks Polio Eradication, But is CIA Partly to Blame?
(By Juan Cole) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has done an amazing job in targeting diseases for eradication, and the world is very close […]
Draft to mandate TurkishPM’s consent for prosecution of top commanders
The draft makes necessary to receive the PM’s approval before trying senior army officers
The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran
The Economist removed a cartoon from an article on its internet edition that has been characterized as anti-Semitic. Click here for the rest of the […]
'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey
Chile’s top soccer league has penalized the Palestine Football Club with a fine after playing in three official matches wearing uniforms showing the entire map […]
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