‘Bone-chilling’ violence in Israel, Gaza has pushed region to a ‘tipping point’: UN relief...
"My message to all sides is unequivocal: The laws of war must be upheld," Martin Griffiths, the U.N.'s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who called the scale and speed of the ongoing violence "bone-chilling."
US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley
The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
Climate-related damage costs $16 million per hour on average globally, new study estimates
The study authors estimate the cost of the extreme weather damages from 2000 to 2019 to average around $143 billion, which breaks down to around $16.3 million per hour.
Getting mad and getting even
California's climate lawsuit—the result of a deliberate cover-up.
Learning from mistakes: It’s time to lower interest rates
A statement of this intention by the Fed, along with a modest rate cut, would be a huge step in this direction.
‘Israel’s 9/11’ is a slogan to rationalize open-ended killing of Palestinian civilians
“The horrific cycle of violence in the Middle East will not end until the Israeli occupation ends—and a huge obstacle to ending the occupation has been the U.S. government.”
NPR falsely claims its reporter is the only one to visit Nicaragua
This led into a harrowing story of how its reporter arrived in Nicaragua…and reported without incident.
Abandoning the poor
Or confronting the needless scourge of poverty.
Any antidote to climate anxiety involves organizing
The climate catastrophe brings new disasters every week and will continue to throughout our lives. But what we do will make a difference in determining how this all plays out.
Israeli army official admits Gaza bombing campaign is focused on ‘damage and not on...
"This is a violation of international humanitarian law. The [international] community must stop condoning such violations."