By Maria Beri | (Inequality.org) | – – Every dollar going to one of the hedge funds that have bought up much of the island’s debt is a dollar taken away from saving lives. I still cry when I talk to my family back in Puerto Rico. I am from a small town in Puerto […]
Game over for Coal: Solar Power costs to plummet by 60% in coming Years
TeleSur | – – “It’s not always the best strategy to try to protect your industry and have high prices in the long term” claims expert Harnessing solar power will become cheaper by at least 60 percent over the next decade, Adnan Amin, the head of the Abu-Dhabi based-International Renewable Energy Agency, Irena, said. “It’s […]
Kuwait, Terrified of Gulf Depression, Frantically Mediating Saudi-Qatar Crisis
Nicolai Due-Gundersen | (The Conversation) | – – A blockade against Qatar by its Gulf neighbours is now in its fifth month. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates severed socio-economic ties with Qatar as punishment for its alleged support of terrorism and interference in their affairs. As well as hurting Qatar’s economy, […]
Iraqi PM Rebukes Tillerson on Popular Mobilization Militia
TeleSur | – – “Popular Mobilisation fighters should be encouraged because they will be the hope of country and the region,” Abadi said. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has defended the role of his country’s Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashd al-Sha’abi, following a statement by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that members of the […]
Will China’s New Silk Road jump-start the World Economy?
One Belt, One Road could help a lot of less developed countries in the Global South
“Adults” in Trump Admin turn out to be his Clones & Enablers
Kelly et al. should be drummed out of public service for misrepresentations
Did George W. Bush commit War Crimes & should he get Awards?
By Erik Edstrom | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In George W. Bush’s home state of Texas, if you are an ordinary citizen found guilty of capital murder, the mandatory sentence is either life in prison or the death penalty. If, however, you are a former president of the United States responsible for initiating two […]
Iran Deal: 67% of US Citizens Don’t Want to Pull Out
TeleSur | – – U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he wants to “decertify” the agreement. A CNN poll has found that 67 percent of U.S. citizens don’t want Washington to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he wants to “decertify” the agreement, which would allow […]
Warm waters melting Antarctic ice shelves for 1st time in 7,000 years
Sev Kender | (The Conversation) | – – The vast expanse of the Antarctic is a region of the world particularly vulnerable to climate change, where ice loss has the potential to significantly increase sea levels. Now, for possibly the first time in 7,000 years, a phenomenon known as “upwelling” (the upward flow of warmer […]
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