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The Ecocide of Gaza
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The Ecocide of Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Well before October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip had progressively been isolated from the West Bank and the outside world overall

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“All the Saints and Sages:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

“All the Saints and Sages:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

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In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

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Saudi Arabia
Defecting Saudi Prince: Royal Family in Panic at Arab Revolts, Thousands imprisoned

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 […]

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Energy
India, China Defy US Congress’ War on Iranian Oil

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 […]

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Drones
How Much Blood Money does the US Pay to Families of Innocent Drone Victims?  It’s Classified (Currier)

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 […]

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Energy
India's Energy could be 15% from Renewables by 2020: Greentech CEOs

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 […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov't mocks 'Peace Talks' with announcement of 1200 New Squatter homes in Occupied Palestine

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 […]

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US politics
Neoliberalism Fail:  Top 8 Ways Privatization has Harmed us All (Buchheit)

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 […]

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Egypt
Egypt:  Food Crisis looms as Interim Gov't decides to disperse Muslim Brotherhood Protesters Peacefully

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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Energy
Fukushima’s Strontium Leaks a Neverending Crisis?  (Germanos)

Fukushima’s Strontium Leaks a Neverending Crisis? (Germanos)

Andrea Germanos writes at Commondreams courtesy VOAnews As the disaster at Fukushima plant continues to unfold, one nuclear expert is warning that "this is an […]

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Domestic Surveillance
Before he Was President, Obama Championed Extensive Surveillance Reforms (Brandeisky)

Before he Was President, Obama Championed Extensive Surveillance Reforms (Brandeisky)

Kara Brandeisky writes at ProPublica When the House of Representatives recently considered an amendment that would have dismantled the NSA’s bulk phone records collection program, […]

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