It is used as a vehicle for social mobilization around overlapping rights such as the right to work, to education, to health, to housing
Archives for January 2019
We’re on Course to Miss our “Best Chance” of Stopping Runaway Climate Change by 2020
An analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that current efforts to limit temperature increases are falling well short.
Israeli Snipers Killed 180, Injured 23,000 Gaza Protesters with Live Fire since March
23,000 Palestinians were injured in 2018 during the March of Return protests including 5183 minor boys, 464 girls and 1437 women
Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29, has become a lightning rod. She was recruited to run against a corporate Democrat by activists of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has become a significant caucus within the Democratic Party. Her advocacy of a higher marginal tax rate (no, she […]
World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam
Piecemeal private services punish poor people and privilege elites
US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy
“It is increasing the risk to our people on the ground in Syria and will open up space for ISIS.”
Israel demolished 10% more Palestinian Structures in 2018: OCHA
In December, 39 structures were demolished or seized by the Israeli authorities displacing 56 people and affecting over 270 others.”
Roseanne Barr calls Natalie Portman ‘Repulsive’ over Israeli Prize Refusal
Portman has always been careful to note that her criticism is of the PM’s policies, not Israel itself.
The Stupidity of Evil: Teens Shouting ‘Build that Wall’ at Native American Vet
How stupid do you have to be to chant “build the wall” at a Native American whose people were here at least 13,000 years ago