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Turkey’s Coup aftermath and Human Rights: A Feminist Perspective

By Banu Gökarıksel | ( Duke University Blog ) | - - Feminist critiques of political power reveal the central function of gender, sexuality, and difference in maintaining that power. Yet, in…

Trumpocalypse: How the U.S. Invaded, Occupied, and Remade Itself

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - It’s been epic! A cast of thousands! (Hundreds? Tens?) A spectacular production that, five weeks after opening on every screen of any sort in America…

Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows

TeleSur | - - "We believe there is no best country, best gender, best religion or best color,” the directors of the five Oscar foreign films nominees wrote in a joint statement.…

As Trump Goes In: Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) When it comes to reporting the conflict in Yemen, Fox News is exceptionally bad. Fox has been fooling its viewers for years but now, with…

Photo of the Day: Gaza (the Old Town), 1862

The New York Public Library | Francis Frith | - - The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gaza (the…

Did White House interfere with FBI Probe of Russia Ties?

By Nika Knight, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | - - Brazen attempt at political interference provokes comparisons to Watergate White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus attempted to interfere with…

Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!

By Z. Fareen Parvez | (The Conversation) | - - The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror.” From his inauguration address to remarks…

Study finds 6 600 spills from fracking in just four US states

The Watchers | - - Each year, 2 to 16 percent of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill hydrocarbons, chemical-laden water, hydraulic fracturing fluids and other substances, according to a study published…

I Cover Hate. I Didn’t Expect It at My Family’s Jewish Cemetery

by Ariana Tobin | ProPublica | - - When it comes to death, my family honors all of the Ashkenazi Jewish traditions: We name our children after dead relatives, we sit shiva…

Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship

By Kevin Hagopian | (The Conversation) | - - Politics loom over this year’s Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or won’t – say when they ascend the…

With Trump, has the Israeli Right Wing caught the Car?

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - The president of the United States can hardly be taken seriously, saying much but doing little. His words, often offensive, carry no…

Did David Brooks & the NeoCons pave the Way for Trump?

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Apart from being a police officer, firefighter, or soldier engaged in one of this nation’s endless wars, writing a column for…

Self-Radicalized? US ‘Moderate’ and Far Right at CPAC

TeleSur | - - Although the so-called "moderate" right wishes to distance itself from the far right, the list of speakers at the CPAC conference shows they have more in common than…

Film about Israeli imprisonment of Palestinians wins top award in Berlin

IMEMC | - - A film depicting the torture, humiliation and violence experienced by Palestinians imprisoned by Israel won the first ever “Silver Bear” award at the Berlinale international film festival. The…

Trump v. Islam

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Trump the businessman is at war with Trump the ideologue over the question of Islam. Donald Trump rode to power on…

Is Israel’s Netanyahu running Rings around the inexperienced Trump?

By Avi Shlaim | (Via OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Trump is unencumbered by any knowledge of the Palestinians, their history, their politics, or their legitimate struggle for statehood. At the press…

Under Saudi Bombardment, 33% of Yemenis Food Insecure

TeleSur | - - The U.N. says almost half a million children in the country are at risk of death from famine as Saudi Arabia’s war in the country completes a second…

Like Shoplifting: Israel gives Azarya 18 mos. for Killing subdued Palestinian Assailant

Ma'aN News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- After being found guilty of manslaughter for the filmed, execution-style shooting of 21-year-old Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif, 20-year-old Israeli soldier Elor Azarya was sentenced…

The Misuse of American Military Power and Mideast Chaos

By Danny Sjursen | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - The United States has already lost -- its war for the Middle East, that is. Having taken my own crack at combat soldiering in…

Never Fjorget What Happened In Sweden (Colbert)

Stephen Colbert | (Video Clip from The Late Show) | - - "In response to Trump's false claims of a terror attack, Sweden's Prime Minister asked, 'What has he been smoking?' Stephen…