Kushner did not refer to the right of the Palestinians to self-determination and the establishment of a viable and sovereign state
Archives for March 2019
A Modest Proposal for Trump: End Trade War & Maybe China will Build you a Wall (They have Experience)
Admittedly, you continue to claim that your wall is already being built, but of course it is not
US Diplomats Visit US Citizen Reportedly Tortured by Saudi Government
They then proceeded to torture him with electric shocks in a session that lasted about an hour
Is Costa Rica’s ambitious Decarbonization Program a Model for the US Green New Deal?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week, Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado, announced one of the more ambitious plans for a transition of a country to Net Carbon Zero proposed anywhere in the world. While many countries have made strides toward reducing their carbon dioxide production from electricity generation, Costa Rica is now addressing transportation, […]
New Gaza Health Crisis under Israeli Blockade: Superbug Epidemic
“We are expecting an absolute catastrophe in terms of residual disability in the wounded”
Climate Crisis: Glacier Melt, Droughts, Floods require Indo-Pak Cooperation to Avoid Disaster
By Omair Ahmad | – (The Third Pole) – With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price Water in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is going through large and […]
Israeli Crowds go to the Streets to Rally for and against Indicted PM Netanyahu
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Opponents and supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the streets Saturday evening after the country’s attorney general said he intended to file graft charges against him. In central Tel Aviv, Netanyahu loyalists waved blue and white Israel flags and carried placards reading “Netanyahu, the people are with you” […]
Desperate European Automakers going Electric to Survive: Geneva Auto Show
The models going on show in Geneva reflect industry concerns, with a wide range of concept electric vehicles on display
Vile Racism in W. Va. GOP: Rep. Ilhan Omar likened to al-Qaeda & LGBTQ Folks to KKK
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Republicans in the West Virginia state legislature held a “GOP takes the Rotunda” event at the state capitol on Friday. As part of this event they hung a poster of the 9/11 al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers, labeled “Never Forget– You said.” Below it they placed a picture of […]