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COP28 and the Oil Industry

Peter Kuper Dec 7, 2023 Dig deeper

How the Marshall Islands Plan To Survive Climate Change

Jake Bittle / Grist Dec 5, 2023 The Pacific island nation is seeking $35 billion to protect against sea-level rise and prevent a mass exodus. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Iran’s Top Leader Warns ‘Thugs’ as Protests Reach 100 Cities

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Nov 17, 2019 It remains to be seen how many people were arrested, injured or killed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dubai Jet Quarantined in New York Due to Sick Passengers

The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 Ten people are hospitalized as a "precaution" as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies the cause of the illness. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dubai Is a World Money-Laundering Haven, Report Says

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jun 12, 2018 The Center for Advanced Defense Studies offers evidence that war profiteers, terror financiers and drug traffickers sanctioned by the U.S. in recent years have used the emirate's real-estate market to shelter their assets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arrested Saudi Women’s Activists Being Denied Access to Lawyers

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press May 22, 2018 The detentions of at least 10 women's rights activists—seven women and three men—are seen as a culmination of a steady crackdown on perceived critics of the government. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Yemen and Dubai May Be at War, but Both Are Going Solar Big-Time

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 9, 2016 There is news on the solar energy front, with the price of panels and installation falling rapidly and popular adoption for novel purposes on the increase. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thanks to Donald Trump, Police Brutality and Guns, the United States’ Reputation Is Plummeting

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 16, 2016 When I was visiting abroad recently, my non-American friends were quite candid with me: They see my country as increasingly intolerant, violent and inhospitable. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Storming the Bastille at the Paris Climate Summit

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 29, 2015 The stakes are high for the Paris climate summit next month, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected in the streets to demand a meaningful agreement to tackle the global crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Gulf’: Shedding Light on Dark Doings in the United Arab Emirates

BLANK Aug 14, 2015 A coalition of artists and writers has been instrumental in raising awareness of the mind-boggling exploitation of laborers who support some of the richest people on the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigrant Views of Dubai, the ‘World’s Fastest Growing City’

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 18, 2014 The city has a dark underbelly that includes harsh treatment of its immigrant labor force and an intolerance for criticism. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )