Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Palestinian child in the Cross-hairs (Israeli soldier photo on Instagram)
An Israeli soldier posted on Instagram a picture of a Palestinian child in the crosshairs. The soldier said that he found the picture on the […]
Minimum Wage: Beggaring Workers does not Help Employment (Infographics)
There is no place in the United States where a minimum wage worker working 40 hours a week can afford rent on a two-bedroom apartment. […]
Why there Were no CIA Torture Black Sites in Latin America (Grandin)
Greg Grandin writes at Tomdispatch.com: The map tells the story. To illustrate a damning new report, “Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detentions and Extraordinary Rendition,” recently […]
Christian woman in Egypt Shoe-whacks Salafi Fundamentalist for Calling her a Harlot (Photo)
Last December at a protest against Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi in Egypt, it is alleged that an unveiled Christian woman was standing with other demonstrators […]
Holding Obama’s Feet to the Fire: Protest against Climate Change Draws Thousands to Washington
The ‘Forward on Climate’ protest drew some 40,000 demonstrators to Washington, DC, on Sunday. Although the press tended to cast it as mainly a rally […]
Iran Leader: Having Nukes is ‘Crime Against Humanity’ – US Sanctions Actually Target Fuel Enrichment
The USG Open Source Center translated the entirety of Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s speech in Tehran to Tabrizis on Saturday. In it, Khamenei for […]
Libya Marchin’ On, 2 years Later
Marchin’ On in honor of the second anniversary of the beinning of the Libyan uprising:
Formerly Liberal Kuwait has started Jailing Dissident Bloggers (Kinninmont)
Jane Kinninmont writes for ISLAMiCommentary Kuwait has traditionally had the greatest freedom of speech of all the Gulf monarchies, as well as having […]
Israel Spy Scandal and Press Censorship
Russia Today reports on the scandal surrounding the mysterious death in prison of Ben Zygier, an Australian who had been recruited into Israeli intelligence, Mossad. […]
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