The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred by Zaydi resistance to growing Wahhabi influence in the north.
Why do we Revere Malala but Not Ahed Tamimi?
“There is no justice under occupation and this court is illegal”
Red Alert: World will Put out Record 37 bn tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in 2018
The strong growth is the second consecutive year of increasing emissions
Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era
As we now face a global dearth of alternative political ideas, perhaps it’s no wonder we are turning again to the Mahatma for inspiration
NASA Spacecraft rendezvous with Asteroid that could one Day Collide with Earth
OSIRIS-REx may be able to aid in preventing asteroid strikes
Why Kahlil Gibran is one of the Best-Selling Poets of All Time
By Antonia Pont | – (The Conversation) – Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth “Khalil”) is a strange phenomenon of 20th Century letters and publishing. After Shakespeare and the Chinese poet Laozi, Gibran’s work from 1923, The Prophet, has made him the third most-sold poet of all time. This slim volume of 26 prose poems […]
America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right
Anti-Semitic violence is never solely the product of a single deluded mind, as the United States’ dark history of organized prejudice reveals
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior
The Obama administration would have consistently condemned Saudi actions
Climate Crisis: Wildfire Smoke is Becoming Nationwide Health Threat
By Richard E. Peltier | – (The Conversation) – The impacts of recent forest fires in California reach well beyond the burned areas. Smoke from the Camp Fire created hazardous air quality conditions in San Francisco, more than 170 miles to the southwest – but it didn’t stop there. Cross-country winds carried it across the […]