WE ARE WITNESSING THE DECLINE ...

Mar 10, 2016 by

WE ARE WITNESSING THE DECLINE OF SAUDI ARABIA AS A MAJOR POWER

[Translate] With falling oil prices and new players, Saudi Arabia’s power is ebbing. By Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCED IN THE...

Nov 21, 2015 by

[Translate] By james321 REBLOGGED BY SciTech DK GreenRoots Climate Hawks While we’re “debating” torture, access to...

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VIDEOS: LATE-NITE SHOW HOSTS R...

Nov 17, 2015 by

[Translate] Comedians Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver all took time during their late-night shows over the past few days...

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DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPRO...

Nov 17, 2015 by

DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPROVED $1.29 BILLION ARMS SALE TO SAUDI ARABIA

[Translate] By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG     President Obama and King Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in...

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HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD &#...

Sep 25, 2015 by

HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD – IN 17 BULLET POINTS

[Translate] MOTHER JONES Here’s why you should care about the United Nations’ newest heap of jargon. —By Tim McDonnell A...

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IT’S TIME TO BREAK WITH ...

Sep 15, 2015 by

IT’S TIME TO BREAK WITH SAUDI ARABIA’S ‘KINGDOM OF HORRORS’

[Translate]   By Stanley Heller   TRUTHDIG Boys play amid the rubble of a house destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa,...

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SCANDAL OF EUROPE’S 11 M...

Sep 9, 2015 by

[Translate] Housing campaigners denounce ‘shocking waste’ of homes lying empty while millions cry out for shelter Empty...

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HOW THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WEAK...

Sep 1, 2015 by

HOW THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WEAKENED AIPAC, WASHINGTON’S MOST POWERFUL INTEREST GROUP

[Translate] By Jonathan Broder / NEWSWEEK Security personnel stand guard as President Barack Obama addresses an American Israel...

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AS TRAGEDIES SHOCK EUROPE, A B...

Aug 31, 2015 by

[Translate]   Middle East By Liz Sly WASHINGTON POST Children play amid garbage at an informal Syrian refugee settlement near...

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IRAN IS NOT THE GREATEST THREA...

Aug 20, 2015 by

IRAN IS NOT THE GREATEST THREAT TO WORLD PEACE

[Translate] There’s a sure way to maintain a nuclear free middle east, but Washington is not interested. By Noam Chomsky   THE...

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BERNIE SANDERS EXPLAINS WHY YO...

Aug 1, 2015 by

BERNIE SANDERS EXPLAINS WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING TO GREECE

[Translate] He really does sound like a socialist, doesn’t he? By William Greider  THE NATION Bernie_Sanders_campaign_ap_img Sen....

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IS GOLDMAN SACHS PARTLY TO BLA...

Jul 25, 2015 by

IS GOLDMAN SACHS PARTLY TO BLAME FOR GREECE’S DEBT CRISIS?

[Translate] The bank should be held morally accountable for its risky deal-making, says Reich. Nonsense, says Cohan—that’s...

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AUSTERITY HAS BEEN DISCREDITED...

Jul 20, 2015 by

AUSTERITY HAS BEEN DISCREDITED. SO WHY WON’T IT DIE?

[Translate] by Sarah Leonard THE NATION An anti-austerity protest takes place in front of Greece’s Parliament. (AP Photo/Yorgos...

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DOCUMENT SHOWS CIA REACTION TO...

Jul 13, 2015 by

DOCUMENT SHOWS CIA REACTION TO FINDING NO WMD IN IRAQ

[Translate] By David Swanson, teleSUR  WORLD BEYOND WAR The National Security Archive has posted several newly available documents,...

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POPULAR PROTESTS ARE SPREADING...

Jul 12, 2015 by

[Translate] Crowds gathered after former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was found guilty of crimes against humanity. (AP...

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A ‘LOST BOY’ BATTL...

Jul 12, 2015 by

A ‘LOST BOY’ BATTLES AK-47S WITH EDUCATION

[Translate] Paying It Forward By Adam B. Ellick and Jessica Naudziunas   Nicholas Kristof travels to South Sudan to revisit...

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WHY THOUSANDS OF BUDHISTS ARE ...

Jul 6, 2015 by

WHY THOUSANDS OF BUDHISTS ARE PROTESTING THE DALAI LAMA

[Translate] by Sam P.K. Collins THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP   His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama kicked off his three-day birthday...

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BREATHTAKING PHOTOS OF THE HUM...

Jul 5, 2015 by

BREATHTAKING PHOTOS OF THE HUMAN SPECIES

[Translate] by Gwennedd   DAILY KOS I’ll offer these 21 incredible photos of people from all over the world with little...

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DEAR ISIS, WE NEED TO TALK

Jul 3, 2015 by

DEAR ISIS, WE NEED TO TALK

[Translate] By Fredrik Elisson and Janine di Giovanni  NEWSWEEK Iraqi soldiers take direction from American trainers during an...

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GREECE DOESN’T HAVE TO E...

Jun 30, 2015 by

GREECE DOESN’T HAVE TO END UP A “FAILED STATE”

[Translate]   By Paul Krugman — NYTIMES Op-Ed (Image: SCHRANK; England/CartoonArts International/The New York Times Syndicate)...

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JIHADIST ATTACKS TAKE PLACE ON...

Jun 27, 2015 by

JIHADIST ATTACKS TAKE PLACE ON THREE CONTINENTS

[Translate]     Tunisian police officers are stationed in the lobby of a hotel where a terrorist attack took place in the...

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CORRUPTION IS KILLING CHILDREN...

Jun 24, 2015 by

[Translate] NICHOLAS KRISTOFF – NY TIMES The World’s Deadliest Place for Kids Nicholas Kristof reports on the rampant...

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PAKISTAN HEATWAVE: EMERGENCY M...

Jun 23, 2015 by

PAKISTAN HEATWAVE: EMERGENCY MEASURES AS TOLL NEARS 700

[Translate] Pakistan heatwave: Emergency measures as toll nears 700 Media caption One labourer told the BBC: ”It’s so hot...

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A RAIN OF BOMBS IN THE NUBA MO...

Jun 20, 2015 by

A RAIN OF BOMBS IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS

[Translate] Osman Shanta with his son, Abdullah. During bombings, they now take shelter in caves. Credit Nicholas Kristof/The New...

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AMERICA’S DRONE POLICY I...

Jun 20, 2015 by

AMERICA’S DRONE POLICY IS ALL EXCEPTIONS AND NO RULES

[Translate] Trevor Timm THE GUARDIAN The drone strikes in Yemen are a reminder that the ‘rules’ are virtually meaningless. That sets...

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THE EVIL THAT DARE NOT SPEAK I...

Jun 14, 2015 by

THE EVIL THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME: ISRAEL’S APARTHEID

[Translate]   By Sandy Tolan   TRUTHDIG     Palestinian workers wait to cross at the Israeli checkpoint in Jalameh, south of the...

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Ex-White House Staffer Who Inv...

Jun 13, 2015 by

Ex-White House Staffer Who Invoked Genocide to Sell a War Is Now Helping Cover One Up

[Translate] World Myanmar has hired a lobbying team to make its case to the U.S. government and media outlets. By Zaid Jilani /...

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WAR CRIME: NATO DELIBERATELY D...

May 30, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Nafeez Ahmed, The Ecologist | Report The military targeting of civilian infrastructure, especially of water...

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PRIME SINISTER: Meet the New F...

May 21, 2015 by

[Translate] World Meet the people who make up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest cabinet. By David Sheen / AlterNet...

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Obama fights to contain Republ...

Apr 3, 2015 by

Obama fights to contain Republican rebellion over Iran nuclear deal

[Translate] President calls several top lawmakers to insist deal is good for America Congress demands say over the fine print of the...

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