Bill McKibben* At a gathering of fossil fuel executives at the Vatican, Pope Francis spoke much-needed common sense about climate change You kind of expect popes to talk about spiritual stuff, kind of the way you expect chefs to discuss spices or tree surgeons to make small talk…
By Will Higginbotham UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 2018 (IPS) – Conflicts have uprooted millions across several African nations and we must not forget them, said a human rights group. Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) timely message was published through their annual list of the worlds…
By Michelle Chen* – The Nation Six million square kilometers are under intense pressure from human activity The world map is peppered with patches of protected land, ostensibly ringed by clear borders that seem to safely shield our few remaining wild areas from human…
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post Over the weekend, a Fox News anchor made a rather embarrassing slip-up. As the right-wing network broadcast live images of President Trump descending from Air Force One into a muggy Singapore night, “Fox & Friends” co-host Abby…
Justin McCurry – The Guardian Document hailed by US president as ‘very comprehensive’ does not go much further than existing denuclearisation agreement The wording of the document signed by Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on Tuesday falls some way short of the dramatic billing the…
Sanger and Choe Sang-Hun (*) – The New York Times SINGAPORE — President Trump has imagined himself at the center of high-stakes nuclear negotiations since at least the mid-1980s, when he tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Reagan administration that it needed a New York real…
By Adam McGibbon * – The New Republic A plan to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel sounds great in theory, but poses a number of problems. The declarative headline was certainly eye-catching: “Climate Change Can Be Stopped by Turning Air Into Gasoline.” In the article…
By Gary Younge* – The Nation The UK isn’t the EU’s only “problem child.” Back in January, German Chancellor Angela Merkel entertained the press corps with tales of a bizarre non-negotiation she’d conducted with British Prime Minister Theresa May. “Make me an offer,” May kept…
By Marc Eliot Stein* – World BEYOND War In early April, more than 3100 Google employees signed a letter that begins with the words “Google should not be in the business of war”. The letter is a response to the company’s participation in a new US Department of Defense artificial…
News Analysis by Keren Setton – Xinhua, PR China JERUSALEM, June 7 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meetings with European leaders this week posed an attempt to rally support for greater pressure against Israel’s arch enemy Iran. It was a tough task…
