Middle East Monitor | – – Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians since 6 December, Reuters reported. The UN verified that 87 civilians across the capital Sana’a, Saada and Hudaydah were injured. “We are deeply concerned at the recent surge in civilian casualties in Yemen as a […]
How Hawks and ambitious Generals pioneered our generational Warfare
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – I remember the day President Obama let me down. It was December 1, 2009, and as soon as the young president took the podium at West Point and — calm and cool as ever — announced a new troop surge in Afghanistan, I knew. There wasn’t […]
Yemen: Will Saudis try to Impose Ahmed Ali Saleh, son of Dictator?
Brian Whitaker | ( al-Bab.com) | – – When Yemen held parliamentary elections in 1997 Ahmed Ali Saleh, then aged 24, was a first-time candidate. Though new to politics, he won by a handsome margin – a victory that was no doubt helped by having his father, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and many of the […]
How Big Media Money & Monopolies Affect You: Disney/Murdoch to Net Neutrality
By Des Freedman | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – This week’s events have shown that the new digital media landscape is every bit as monopolistic as the old one. And what’s Murdoch up to now? Image: Rupert Murdoch, who this week sold his entertainment empire – but not his news empire – to Disney Two […]
The GOP Tax Plan Will Complete the Destruction of America’s Middle Class Wealth
By Bob Lord | ( Inequality.org ) | – – In fact, if the GOP tax plan becomes law, we may be looking at a future where our 1,600 richest hold more wealth than the nation’s entire middle class. The wealth of America’s middle class, under siege for four decades, is now hanging on life […]
Why Arabs And Muslims Aren’t Exotic: The Grip of Orientalism (Video)
AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “From Aladdin to Bodak Yellow, the media is obsessed with portraying Arabs and Muslims as exotic and mysterious. So why is this sort of imagery so pervasive?” Why Arabs And Muslims Aren’t Exotic | AJ+
Solar & Wind: How free electricity would change the world (Economist Video)
The Economist | (Video News Report) | – – “magine if heating and powering homes became free in the next decade. What would that mean for the world?” How free electricity would change the world | The Economist
Iraq: Parliament Rejects Marriage for 8-Year-Old Girls
Human Rights Watch | – – Amendments Would Have Instated Discriminatory Laws on Family Matters (Beirut) – Iraq’s parliament has rejected proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law (PSL) that would allow religious judges to impose discriminatory law on family matters, Human Rights Watch said today. The amendments would have covered areas including inheritance and […]
Global Heating: 3 Largest Wildfires in California History all have Raged since 2012
The Watchers | – – The Thomas Fire in California is burning for the 13th day in a row and has now grown to 259 000 acres (104 813 ha), making it the third largest wildfire in the history of California. As of December 16, the fire is only 40% contained and is still growing. One […]
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