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From ‘Swiss Cheese’ to ‘Frankenstein’s Monster,’ Arab Leaders Have Many Names for Kushner-Trump Apartheid Plan

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020By Editor

A contest among Arab leaders to find the most colorful way of expressing how truly catastrophic the Kushner Apartheid is for the Palestinians and the Arab world. … Read More >From ‘Swiss Cheese’ to ‘Frankenstein’s Monster,’ Arab Leaders Have Many Names for Kushner-Trump Apartheid Plan

USA

Living in Inequality, Dying in Despair

Posted on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020By Editor

Americans are living a little longer. But we still lag well behind the developed world’s life expectancy norm. As the world’s most unequal developed nation, we shouldn’t be surprised. … Read More >Living in Inequality, Dying in Despair

USA

Banning Fracking: Politically Smart and a Climate Necessity

Posted on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020By Editor

Though the Democratic primary has just begun, one warning has been pushed in the press loud and clear for months already: Democrats who support a ban on oil and gas fracking would effectively cede the election to Donald Trump. … Read More >Banning Fracking: Politically Smart and a Climate Necessity

Middle East

Ending Palestinian Statehood as ‘Path’ to Palestinian Statehood

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020By Editor

Media coverage of the Israel/Palestine conflict over the years has typically portrayed Palestinians as obstinate and imperious negotiating partners who insist on unreasonable preconditions before reaching an agreement (e.g., U.S. News, 6/20/12; Wall Street Journal, 4/28/13; Jerusalem Post, 7/18/17). … Read More >Ending Palestinian Statehood as ‘Path’ to Palestinian Statehood

Middle East

Trapped and Voiceless: The Palestinians Depicted in Trump’s Plan

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020By Editor

Donald Trump’s “Middle East plan” has fully adopted the Israeli agenda and ignores the fundamental problem that has continued for more than 70 years. … Read More >Trapped and Voiceless: The Palestinians Depicted in Trump’s Plan

Justice for Assange: Belmarsh Prisoners Remind Us of Our Duty of Civil Disobedience

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

On January 24, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is detained in London’s Belmarsh prison solely for the purposes of the US extradition request, was moved out of solitary confinement. He is now placed into a different wing of the prison, where he can interact with other inmates. … Read More >Justice for Assange: Belmarsh Prisoners Remind Us of Our Duty of Civil Disobedience

USA

Trump’s Impeachment Defense Is Incoherent By Design

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

While the GOP may indeed preserve Trump’s tenure through their death grip on a slim Senate majority, history books will not be kind to the deceit they have displayed and the fools they have made of themselves. … Read More >Trump’s Impeachment Defense Is Incoherent By Design

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