The People’s Budget would add 2.4 million jobs and increase GDP by 2 percent
Saudi Arabia pulls Citizens from Lebanon as Beirut charges Hariri Jailed
Middle East Monitor | – – 1. Saudi bans Citizens from traveling to Lebanon: Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens against traveling to Lebanon and asked those in the country to leave as soon as possible, the Kingdom’s official news agency (SPA) quoted an official source in the Foreign Ministry as saying. “Due to the […]
Will Asia emerge as world Leader, propelled by Green Energy Policies?
By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – China and South Korea could be game changers on climate — and create a more peaceful region in the process. There’s been precious little good news from Asia these days. Washington and Pyongyang continue to trade threats of war. Right-wing nationalist Shinzo Abe won […]
Iraq & End of Women’s Rights: Girls Marriage age of 9?
Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – Proposed changes to Iraq’s personal status law caused protests because they drop the legal age of marriage to 9. Even worse, the changes come at the same time as an ongoing erosion in women’s status in Iraqi society. On October 30, Iraq’s parliament made a decision […]
Under Trump, Arctic Refuge to be Ravaged by Oil Drills
By Subhankar Banerjee | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – What happens in the Arctic doesn’t just stay up north. It affects the world, as that region is the integrator of our planet’s climate systems, atmospheric and oceanic. At the moment, the northernmost places on Earth are warming at more than twice the global average, a […]
Trumpism Didn’t Just Lose—Progressives Won
It wasn’t just Democrats who won this election, but progressives who didn’t shirk the label.
Saudi Arabia urged to end Yemen blockade: Fear of Unprecedented Famine, Disease
Cholera, starvation threaten Yemen under siege
Can we survive Trump’s Rage-Based Iran Policy?
By Daniel Brumberg | (Informed Comment) | – – Both his disciples and his detractors would probably agree that Trump speaks from the heart or gut rather than the head. His approach to the domestic and global arenas is supercharged by his volatile moods and emotions. This is how he “connects” with followers and frightens […]
Oil & Coal & Crop Burning turn Delhi into ‘Gas Chamber’ of Air Pollution
The Watchers | – – The Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, as toxic smog engulfed Indian capital Delhi. In some areas, Air Quality Index (AQI) reached a maximum of 999 and went beyond what instruments could measure. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the smoke-laden air […]
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