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Will electing the most Far Right Extremist Government Ever cost Israel International Support?
By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The results of the last round of Israeli elections must have represented a […]
The Climate Emergency can be Overcome: Why some Scientists are Hopeful
By Patrick Omeja, Makerere University; Abay Yimere, Tufts University; Desta Mebratu, Stellenbosch University; and Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand | – (The Conversation) – […]
Israelis react to Extremist new Government: “They have come to Destroy,” A Gov’t “Based on Hatred,” and “the End of Liberal Israeli Democracy”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new government in Israel has formally been voted in, with a 63-vote majority in the 120-seat Knesset or parliament. […]
Muslim Authorities Condemn Taliban Ban on Women in Universities, as NGOs Close in Protest
By Michael Jansen | – ( The Irish Times ) – Four global aid agencies have suspended services in Afghanistan in response to a Taliban […]
The Year Unions Came Roaring Back, while Public Support for Workers is Higher than in 55 Years
By Max Nesterak ( Minnesota Reformer ) – I visited picket lines in subzero temperatures and the high 90s this year, as I documented the […]
3 Reasons local Climate Activism is more powerful than People realize
By Adam Aron, University of California, San Diego | – (The Conversation) – Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the […]
What would the United States be Like if it was like Israel?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What would the United States be like if it was like Israel? After the most recent election is held, the […]
Rights Advocates Alarmed Over Israel’s New ‘Fascist, Racist, and Settler’ Government
By Jessica Corbett | – ( Commondreams.org ) – Global concerns about the new Israeli government—especially what it means for Palestinians—continued to grow Thursday as […]
More Iranians Move Their Protests To Rooftops Amid State Crackdown
I’m Frud Bezhan, regional desk editor for Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Here’s what I’ve been following and what I’m watching out for in the days […]
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