Compared to Asia and Europe, the United States is a transportation embarrassment
Archives for February 2019
Racism v. Racist: Why Brenda Lawrence and Rashida Tlaib are Right
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As I noted yesterday, in Michael Cohen’s opening statement during his public testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, he alleged that Donald Trump is a racist, saying: ‘ He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black person that wasn’t a “shithole . […]
Carbon farming: how smart agriculture can both feed people and fight climate change
Peat soils are immensely carbon-rich
Britain sees Hottest Winter Day in Recorded History as Global Heating Accelerates
Northern Europe’s ‘Year with no Winter’
Iran’s Religious Leaders Keep Foreign Minister Zarif on to pursue European Diplomacy
Zarif has battled hardline resistance in parliament to new legislation tackling money laundering and terrorism financing
Top Six Pieces of Dirt Cohen Dished on Trump in his Opening Statement
“He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black person that wasn’t a “shithole . ”
The Trojan Horse of US “Aid” to Venezuela
The arc of U.S. militarism across the 20th century and into the 21st is neither moral nor does it bend toward justice.
In Middle East, Impunity for Human Rights Abuses reigned in 2018: Amnesty
Beirut (AFP) – “The crackdown on civil society actors and political opponents increased significantly in Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia,” the rights watchdog said in its annual regional report. “Is it acceptable for activists to undergo arbitrary detention, torture, sexual harassment … and even enforced disappearances simply for expressing their opinions in a peaceful way,” […]
The Survival of the Richest: The Real Wall
Money keeps flowing upward through banks and speculation, while the economic lives of those not at the top have largely remained stagnant
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