By H Patricia Hynes | (Informed Comment) | – – In June 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught fire from floating oil and combustible debris as it wound through Cleveland. While not the first river fire, it was the last for this and other industrial rivers. Federal laws enacted in the early 1970s, in particular the […]
12% Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Earliest on Record: “This is Epic!”
Ed Schultz | (RT America) | – – “Environmentalists are calling attention to record-high temperatures at 41 degrees above normal in Greenland, causing a rapid melting of ice. For more on the early-season heatwave conservation biologist Dr. Reese Halter joins ‘News With Ed.’” RT America: “Early heatwave to have big impact on US eastern seaboard […]
Israeli police: Explosive device on bus in Jerusalem bus causes 21 injuries
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An explosive device caused an Israeli bus to catch fire on Monday evening in southern Jerusalem, injuring 21, Israeli security sources said. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld reported that bomb disposal experts had identified the cause of the blast as an explosive device on the bus. […]
Will Climate change make the Middle East Uninhabitable?
By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – CAIRO (IPS) – This is not about any alarming header—it is the dramatic conclusion of several scientific studies about the on-going climate change impact on the Middle East region, particularly in the Gulf area. The examples are stark. “Within this century, parts of the Persian […]
Who are the Syrian Refugees, really, and where are they? Hint: Mainly women and children, & not in the West
By Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | – – Editor’s note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next air on Tuesday, April 19 on PBS and online at pbs.org. The show features fact-based debate on major issues of the day, without the shouting. […]
Anti-Muslim Bigotry @ Idaho State to cost Pocatello $400 mn./ yr
Jay Hidlebrandt, Karole Honas, Misty Inglet | – KIFI Local News 8 | – – “The Idaho U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson held a press conference in Pocatello Thursday to address the recent hate crimes against Middle Eastern students.” KIFI Local News 8: “Idaho U.S. Attorney addresses hate crimes in Pocatello”
Israel has Kidnapped (“Detained”) a million Palestinians since 1967: Occupation as Imprisonment
By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC) | – – The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) have reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped around 1.000.000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of women and children, since occupying the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in 1967. Two detainees died in 2015 due […]
Gas Prices to stay Low? Saudi-Iran Tensions Block Oil Output Freeze
TeleSur | – – Oil producing countries meeting in Doha failed to reach an agreement to freeze output. They may meet again in June. OPEC and non-OPEC producers on Sunday failed to reach a deal to freeze oil output, three oil industry sources told Reuters. Sources said OPEC producers had told non-OPEC members they needed […]
Then they took the “Info” out of Infotainment; Corporate ‘News’ Cashes in on Fascism
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Think of the 2016 presidential campaign as the political equivalent of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s loud; there are plenty of abusive special effects; the critics hate it, but the crowds turn out; a media company or three rake in the dough; and foreigners […]
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