Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s televised badgering of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi was made for cable television, which predictably looped it over and over again on Tuesday and assembled “panels” of “experts” solemnly to parse Trump’s insane meanderings, Schumer’s hamming it up for the cameras, and Pelosi’s pitifully forlorn call for a […]
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Archives for 2018
Lessons from ‘The Lobby’ Documentary for Palestine Solidarity Movement
By: Ali Abunimah | (Al-Shabakah/ Ma’an News Agency) – While Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into Israeli influence in the United States, “The Lobby – USA,” was completed in October 2017, it never aired. Though the network’s director-general attributed the problem to outstanding legal issues, many, including journalists involved in the making of the documentary, suggested […]
To Save 10 mn Yemenis from Starvation, UN Pushes De-Escalation at Hodeida Port
Rimbo, Sweden | AFP | – The United Nations has submitted proposals for de-escalation in the flashpoint Yemeni port city of Hodeida as well as the country’s third city of Taiz to warring parties at UN-sponsored talks in Sweden. The Yemeni government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia and its military allies, has been battling […]
Where have all the Creatures Gone? Long Time Passing… (Hint: We’ve Killed Them Off)
By Subhankar Banerjee | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening to the nonhuman life forms with which we share this planet, you’ve likely heard the term “the Sixth Extinction.” If not, look it up. After all, a superb environmental reporter, Elizabeth Kolbert, has already gotten a Pulitzer Prize […]
Island Nations facing Rising Seas Demand Action at UN Climate Summit
Katowice, Poland | AFP | Ministers from nations imperilled by rising seas and temperatures on Tuesday called for drastic action at UN climate talks deadlocked over a refusal by big polluters to embrace landmark environmental data. The COP24 summit in Poland is scheduled to finish at the end of the week but delegates are still […]
Trump’s App’t of Nauert at U.N. is a National Security Threat to the U.S.
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump is making Heather Nauert his ambassador to the United Nations, the most empty-headed such appointment since W. Bush tried to shoehorn the crazed John Bolton into that position. In recognition that Nauert is a lightweight, Trump is demoting UN ambassador from being a cabinet-level position. This means Nauert won’t […]
From Yemen to the Rohingya, Mass Atrocities against Civilians are the New Normal
By Philippe Bolopion | – ( Human Rights Watch) – This month we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark the occasion, we have asked Human Rights Watch experts to reflect on some of the key human rights challenges in their area of specialty. There is no more daunting […]
“Rogue Nations” of Saudi, US and Russia Angrily Derail Climate Summit Report
Katowice, Poland | AFP | – The refusal of the United States and Saudi Arabia to embrace a landmark environmental report has unsettled UN talks to breathe life back into the Paris climate pact, negotiators and observers said Monday. It may also signal more direct involvement of Donald Trump’s White House, they said, in the […]
Why do we Revere Malala but Not Ahed Tamimi?
By Sarah Kastner | – After Israeli forces shot her 15-year-old cousin in the head with a rubber bullet last December, Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian girl from Nabi Saleh in the West Bank, stood up to the occupying Israeli forces and was arrested and charged for slapping a soldier. The story of the activist went […]
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