2018

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly stated that Palestinian leadership would have no choice but to accept Donald Trump’s ‘peace’ proposal

Climate Change

Scientists tackle melting Antarctic Glacier that could raise sea Level 2 Feet

AFP

“The collapse of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica could significantly affect global sea levels,” the NERC said in a statement

Featured

Why is Pompeo Suddenly against Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen?

Juan Cole

According to a State Department leak to the New York Times, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, when he was in Riyadh on Saturday, pressured the Saudi government to wind up the war in Yemen. If this report is true, it is puzzling. In contrast, Secretary of Defense James Mattis has urged President Trump to stay […]

Iran

Iran to Pompeo: Seriously? You’re accusing us of destabilizing the Middle East?

AFP

Iran says the real problem is daily atrocities by Saudi Arabia on Yemenis

Israel/ Palestine

Why Are Palestinians in Gaza risking their Lives to Protest?

Mike Merryman-Lotze

As Americans, we bear direct responsibility for the horrific reality in Gaza. Once again, the Israeli military has turned its guns on Gaza — this time on unarmed protestors, in a series of shootings over the last few weeks. Gaza’s already under-resourced hospitals are straining to care for the thousands of protesters who have been […]

Plutocracy

The Koch Brothers’ secret Coup on behalf of the Billionaire Class

Jim Hightower

The Koch brothers are oil magnates and billionaire GOP funders. They believe that their great wealth entitles them to rule over the many. For decades, they’ve been running a surreptitious assault on the rules that protect the majority of us from their abuse. From whacking our voting rights to busting unions, their intent is nothing […]

Corruption

Will it be the Accountants who bring down Trump and his Cronies?

Rebecca Gordon

San Francisco ( Tomdispatch.com) – They call people like us “bean counters” — the soulless ones beavering away in some windowless accounting department, the living calculators who don’t care about desperation or aspirations, who just want you to turn in your expense report on time and explain those perfectly legitimate charges on the company credit […]

Acidification of Oceans

The other Shoe: Water Vapor from Warming Oceans is a Potent Greenhouse Gas

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Heinrich Boell Stiftung | – – Without the ocean, climate change would proceed far more quickly. The massive volumes of water in the seas greatly influence the changes occurring in our atmosphere. Infographic from the Ocean Atlas – Where Does the Warmth Go?(Cutout of the graphic below) – Creator: petraboeckmann.de. This image is licensed under […]