Gaza: Deal or no deal?
Prisoners have been released, the bombings have stopped. But Palestinians are no closer to determining their own future
Identified Paris Attackers Were Not Refugees
Contrary to previous reports, all identified terrorists involved in the Paris attacks last week were European nationals. Does this affect the outlook on Syrian refugees resettling in foreign countries?
‘Unprecedented:’ UN finds US-backed forces killed more Afghan civilians than Taliban and ISIS did...
"It's not just my family, there are dozens of families just like mine who have been lost in bombings. The people have no power... We are the ones who are dying."
Trickle down, wealth tax, and war
The central advantage to a wealth tax is that it spreads the power to spend wealth throughout the society and thereby can better the society if done in an appropriate way.
Senators condemn Biden’s military aid to Egypt amid rights abuses
Lawmakers argued that Egypt’s authoritarian regime under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has shown little to no improvement in its human rights record, despite U.S. pressure.
‘The lion has fallen!’
Recently, Manbij has fallen under the control of Kurdish militias and their allies. And that is only a rough summary of the city’s grim and complex history.
Trump knows he’s failing—and he’s hoping a new war will bail him out
Trump’s Iran offensive seeks to divert attention from mounting crises at home.
From Guernica to Gaza
“Do not think yourself better because you burn up friends and enemies with long-range missiles without ever seeing what you have done.”
Three Surprising Reasons Saudi Arabia May Be Getting Out of the Oil Business (Video)
In as little as fifteen to twenty years, petroleum may be illegal in some places; and will be in retreat everywhere.
World War III’s newest battlefield
Looking forward today, however, the prospect of a catastrophic World War III is again becoming all too imaginable and this time, it appears, an incident in the Arctic could prove the spark for Armageddon.