Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – UC Berkeley scholars warn that “With plans to expand the production of fossil fuels, curtail environmental regulations, dismantle key climate […]
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Omar Khayyam (484) “Summer’s new warmth has melted memories of last December”
You’re fast on your feet, server, and dawn is breaking. Let’s have another song, and bring more wine! For summer’s new warmth has melted memories […]
US Mass Media ignore Bahrain until Kim Kardashian gives them Two Reasons not To
The real scandal of the Kim Kardashian visit to Bahrain is that it is what it took for Western media to mention the word “Bahrain” […]
Egyptians to Decide on Fundamentalist-influenced Constitution via Referendum
The draft constitution was handed over in a ceremony on Saturday to President Muhammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, and he in turn immediately scheduled […]
Top Ten Upheavals in the Arab World Today
1. In response to the sting of defeat at the UN, Israel announced it is building a further 3,000 Israel squatter housing units on Palestinian […]
“The world is melting even Faster than we Thought” (Young Turks Video)
The Young Turks cover a new report on carbon emissions and climate change.:
Palestinians Boisterously Celebrate the UNGA Vote, Raising the Sign of “194” (OSC)
The USG Open Source Center carries summaries of Arabic news reports from Palestinian wire services on the reaction of the Palestinians on Friday to Thursday’s […]
Whistleblower Bradley Manning: “I thought I was going to die in a cage.” (Democracy Now!)
Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! reports on the testimony of government whistleblower Bradley Manning in which he said he thought he was going to die “in […]
Palestinian Legal strategy against Israel: The Real Prize is Europe
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to accord Palestine the status of “Observer State” on Thursday, with 138 countries voting in favor of the […]
Israeli Reaction to UN Vote: Politicians Burn Palestinian Flag, Pundits fear International Criminal Court
The USG Open Source Center translates Hebrew press reports and reaction in Israel to the UN bestowal of “Observer State” status on the Palestinians, including […]