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How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn
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How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

Dan Steinbock

The macro effect is elevated inflation as energy prices are coupled with rising costs in transport, food and manufacturing

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

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Apartheid
Stealing Bethlehem:  How the Israelis are economically Strangling the Palestinian Town of Jesus' Birth

Stealing Bethlehem: How the Israelis are economically Strangling the Palestinian Town of Jesus’ Birth

By James Zogby (Ma’an News Agency) For those who do not know the place, Bethlehem possesses a timeless quality, derived from these artistic creations. It […]

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Climate Change
Wind supplied 98% of Scotland's household Power in 2014 and other Amazing Green Energy Stories

Wind supplied 98% of Scotland’s household Power in 2014 and other Amazing Green Energy Stories

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Some 41% of the electricity consumed in Scotland annually is for households, while industrial and other facilities use […]

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History
Can History Resolve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?

Can History Resolve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?

Joel Beinin, Stanford University (History News Network /American Historical Association) — “Joel Beinin is a professor of history at Stanford University. On January 3, 2015 […]

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Iraq
Iraq has Worst Year since Bush Invaded, is a Ghost of Former Self

Iraq has Worst Year since Bush Invaded, is a Ghost of Former Self

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) — The past year in Iraq is not easy to review. The assorted crises, both in security and […]

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Apartheid
Why the US should welcome Palestine Pres. Abbas joining Int'l Criminal Court

Why the US should welcome Palestine Pres. Abbas joining Int’l Criminal Court

by Aaron Magid | (Ma’an News Agency) Criticism against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority is mounting after his United Nations Security Council […]

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Economy
Why Egypt's Threat to Arrest Amal Clooney will hurt its Economy

Why Egypt’s Threat to Arrest Amal Clooney will hurt its Economy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Patrick Kingsley of The Guardian reported on Friday that Amal Clooney was threatened with jail by Egyptian authorities […]

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Apartheid
When will it Explode?  Jerusalem's Silwan district is a Global Powder Keg

When will it Explode? Jerusalem’s Silwan district is a Global Powder Keg

Vice News | — “Throughout the past several months, Jerusalem has been a scene of clashes and violent attacks. Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood just steps […]

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Israel
Sen. Lindsey Graham pledges allegiance to Israel's Netanyahu vs. Obama

Sen. Lindsey Graham pledges allegiance to Israel’s Netanyahu vs. Obama

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “”During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, incoming chair of the Senate […]

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Drones
After 500 Strikes: Is America's Drone War Crashing And Burning?

After 500 Strikes: Is America’s Drone War Crashing And Burning?

AJ+ | — “Drone strikes are the weapon of choice in America’s so-called War on Terror. They’ve been used nearly 500 times in Pakistan, Yemen […]

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