BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post The U.n. Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, has tended to the needs of Palestinian refugees for nearly seven decades. But if President Trump has his way, it will soon be out of business.
University of Pennsylvania – EurekAlert! * A study from the Annenberg School for Communication shows that exposure to anonymous, bipartisan social networks can lead liberals and conservatives to improve their forecasting of global-climate trends Social media networks, which…
By Angela Dewan, Erin McLaughlin and Antonia Mortensen – CNN After their rendezvous on Tuesday in Milan, the staunchly anti-migrant Orban described Salvini as his hero for refusing to allow rescued asylum-seekers, stuck on a boat, to set foot on Italian soil unless the European…
Reviewed by: Jonathan Power* – New York Journal of Books A speech of General George Patton, a famous World War II warrior, has an uncanny resemblance to the philosophy of Donald Trump. “All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. Americans love a winner and will not…
Shapiro* – Geopolitical Futures If Brussels tries to treat Italy the way it did Greece, there might not be much of an EU left to govern. The recently minted Italian government has made headlines for its harder stance on migration issues – and its willingness to go toe to toe…
Ecojesuit* Divestment and re-investment is one of the key strategies in approaching the sustained use of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, significant green energy sources are emerging and decisions being made at the domestic level.
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2018 (IPS) – Saudi Arabia, which has been accused of relentlessly bombing civilian targets in strife-torn Yemen and threatening executions of human rights activists, is fast gaining notoriety as a political outcast at the United Nations. UN…
Editorial It is disturbing to see a far-right mob rampage through the streets of any city but, for obvious historical reasons, the scene is uniquely distressing in Germany. In Chemnitz, in the state of Saxony, extremists this week rallied in such numbers that police seemed…
Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster Hungary and Italy have pledged to forge a new alliance to change the way the EU deals with migration. Orban and Salvini have repeatedly defied the European Union by refusing to take in any further asylum-seekers. Hungarian…
Hanne Strong is a central element of a major initiative in a black moment for human rights and minorities, the Aniwa Gathering II, Fishkill , that will take place in New York between September 14 and 16 of this year. According to the pillars that support its basic principles…
