By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from 7-8 to 80 or 90. He said it was a “historical night” and unprecedented to have these coordinated gatherings with an on-line streamed […]
White Male News: As US Diversifies, Newsrooms Lag
By Nora Happel | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Although the United States as a whole is becoming more ethnically diverse, newsrooms remain largely dominated by white, male reporters, according to a recent investigation by The Atlantic magazine. It found that just 22.4 percent of television journalists, 13 percent of […]
Israel to put 300 more Squatter Homes in West Bank, Palestine asks UN to Intervene
Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The PLO and Palestinian presidency on Wednesday strongly criticized an announcement by Israel to approve 300 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that Israel’s settlement policy is “destructive to all the efforts being put since September by the United […]
Israelis who illegally squatted on Palestinian land in West Bank Sneak back in
AFP | (Video report) | – – “Several hundred people on Tuesday illegally re-entered the former Sa-Nur settlement in the northern West Bank after being expelled by Israel in 2005.” AFP: “Israelis illegally re-enter former settlement in West Bank”
Morgan Freeman drops F-Bomb to explain why Iran Deal prevents A-Bomb
Huffington Post | (Video by Morgan Freeman and other Stars) | – – “Allow Jack Black, Morgan Freeman and Queen Noor to explain how important the Iran Nuclear Deal is..” The Huffington Post: “Iran Nuclear Deal Explained by Morgan Freeman” Full link: Huffington Post
Did Turkish Pres. Erdogan Make a Historic mistake in dumping Peace Process with Kurds?
by **JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary, with KUBILAY YADO ARIN UPDATE ON TUESDAY JULY 28: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara could not continue the peace process with the Kurds amid continuing attacks against Turkish targets. As Turkish and U.S. officials reportedly worked on a plan to create a safe-zone by […]
Iran Deal: The Calculus of Power in the Mideast just Changed Forever
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Don’t sweat the details of the July nuclear accord between the United States and Iran. What matters is that the calculus of power in the Middle East just changed in significant ways. Washington and Tehran announced their nuclear agreement on July 14th and yes, some of […]
New Poll: Bernie Sanders Leads All Republican Front Runners including Trump
Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) | – – Bernie Sanders, who doesn’t play to the cheap seats, is racking up incredible poll numbers. Zaid Jilani at Alternet reports on a just-out CNN poll: SANDERS: 48% BUSH: 47% SANDERS: 48% WALKER: 42% SANDERS: 59% TRUMP: 38% . Thom Hartmann comments: [-JC] Thom Harmann: ” New Poll: […]
Yemen: Saudi & Coalition guilty of War Crimes for Bombing Civilians: HRW
Human Rights Watch | – – (Sanaa) – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes that killed at least 65 civilians, including 10 children, and wounded dozens in the Yemeni port city of Mokha on July 24, 2015, are an apparent war crime. Starting between 9:30 and 10 p.m., coalition airplanes repeatedly struck two residential compounds of the Mokha […]
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