Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]
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Egyptian Police Clear Brotherhood Sit-Ins, at cost of Scores of deaths, injuries
On Wednesday morning, the State Security police in Egypt used earth movers to tear down the barricades around the huge sit-ins at al-Nahda Square in […]
Levison of Lavabits on FBI gag order: “There’s information I can’t share with my lawyer”
Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now!” gets an exclusive interview with Ladar Levison, who closed down his Lavabit encrypted email service rather than comply with Federal demands […]
Defecting Saudi Prince: Royal Family in Panic at Arab Revolts, Thousands imprisoned
Russia Today got a scoop on Monday with an interview with a defecting Saudi prince: “In recent weeks Saudi Arabia has launched an offensive against […]
India, China Defy US Congress’ War on Iranian Oil
The US House of Representatives approved a bill at the beginning of this month aimed at completely closing off Iranian petroleum exports. Not since President […]
How Much Blood Money does the US Pay to Families of Innocent Drone Victims? It’s Classified (Currier)
Cora Currier writes at Propublica: There have been nine drone strikes reported in Yemen in the past two weeks – an uptick apparently connected to […]
India’s Energy could be 15% from Renewables by 2020: Greentech CEOs
When you actually put renewable energy CEOs on television, they can explain that coal and other hyrdrocarbons receive government subsidies, making them look much cheaper […]
Israeli Gov’t mocks ‘Peace Talks’ with announcement of 1200 New Squatter homes in Occupied Palestine
The Israeli government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that it would take bids on nearly 1200 new housing units on Palestinian territory occupied […]
Neoliberalism Fail: Top 8 Ways Privatization has Harmed us All (Buchheit)
Paul Buchheit writes at Commondreams.org: Some of America's leading news analysts are beginning to recognize the fallacy of the "free market." Said Ted Koppel, "We […]
Egypt: Food Crisis looms as Interim Gov’t decides to disperse Muslim Brotherhood Protesters Peacefully
In the midst of its political crisis, Egypt also faces rising food prices that are hitting the poor hard. This rise comes on top of […]
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