By Denis Muller | – There is mounting evidence that Australia is sick of Rupert Murdoch and the political propaganda machine he runs in the guise of a news organisation. In January, [center-left Labor Party leader] Bill Shorten rebuffed an open-ended offer to meet Murdoch whenever the opposition leader was in the United States. According […]
Archives for May 2019
Is the World Doomed to Far Rightwing Soft Dictatorship?
(Tomdispatch.com) – In the Americas, the Trump tsunami has swept across both continents and the “pink tide” of progressivism has all but disappeared from the southern half of the hemisphere. In Europe, with the recent exception of Spain, the left has been banished to the political margins. In Africa and Asia, socialism has devolved into […]
Effing Earth on Fire: Bill Nye is Extremely Disappointed in Your Science Literacy
John Oliver | Last Week Tonight | HBO Video Clip | – With the Green New Deal sparking a national conversation about all the ways to combat climate change, John Oliver looks at a few potential solutions. Green New Deal: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
On 71st Anniversary of Great Expulsion, Palestinians have Grown to 13.1 Million
And yes, they exist
It will be Very Hot and very Wet–We’ve exceeded 415ppm of Carbon Dioxide for the first Time since the Pliocene
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration measures atmospheric carbon dioxide at its Moana Loa observatory. You can see that on May 11 we were just about at 415 parts per million of CO2. A couple of days this week, we’ve gone over 415. When I say that, you should run […]
Dems must Step Up: Trumpism requires Impeachment and Confrontation
We are being confronted in the United States with a major political party that embraces tactics of earlier fascist parties
First Iran, then China? The Anatomy of Trump Warmongering
China’s Energy Vulnerability is Key
Israel Demolished 41 Palestinian-Owned Structures in Two Weeks
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that in the past two weeks alone, Israeli forces demolished 41 Palestinian-owned structures in occupied East Jerusalem and Area C of the occupied West Bank, displacing 38 Palestinians and affecting 121 others.OCHA said in its biweekly Protection of Civilians Report that […]
Pace Pompeo: What if the US is “Sowing Chaos” in Mideast & Iran is a Status Quo Power?
The US overthrew the Iraqi Government, Provoked rise of ISIL, backed al-Qaeda allies in Syria, and is one-sided on Israel-Palestine
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