Environment

Don’t Believe the Hype about the Nuclear “Renaissance”

Joshua Frank / TomDispatch Jul 19, 2023 Small modular nuclear reactors are being touted as the energy future, but the come with large—and permanent risks. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Middle East

Dispatch From Turkey: “Antioch Is Finished”

Arie Amaya-Akkermans / The Markaz Review Feb 22, 2023 A letter from Antakya, where the earthquake has devastated Turkey's minority communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

Aid for Syria Should Not Be Politicized

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal / Middle East Monitor Feb 15, 2023 Aid for Syria should not be politicized to push for the rehabilitation of Assad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Middle East

Will Earthquake Aid for Syria Be Impeded by US Sanctions?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 8, 2023 With thousands dead or wounded, will earthquake aid for Syria be impeded by US sanctions? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Turkey Syria Earthquakes

Osama Hajjaj Feb 6, 2023 Dig deeper

Turkish Leader Slams ‘Propaganda’ as Quake Deaths Rise to 29

ANDREW WILKS / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2020 Friday's temblor, put at a magnitude ranging from 6.5 to 6.8, and hundreds of aftershocks spark rumors of the country's unpreparedness. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Temporarily Halts Fracking in What Critics See as ‘Election Stunt’

GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Nov 2, 2019 The government's move is criticized as a ploy to get votes ahead of the Dec. 12 national election by opponents who want a permanent ban. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tokyo Area Shuts Down as Powerful Typhoon Lashes Japan

YURI KAGEYAMA and JAE C. HONG / The Associated Press Oct 12, 2019 Typhoon Hagibis is forecast to be Japan's worst in six decades; some 17,000 police and military stand ready for rescue operations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Second, Stronger Quake Hits Southern California; Injuries Reported

JOHN ANTCZAK and BRADY McCOMBS / The Associated Press Jul 5, 2019 The 7.1 temblor is centered in the same desert area near Ridgecrest as the 6.4 the day before. County officials assess injuries and damage. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

6.4 Earthquake in Desert Rattles Big Swath of Southern California

JOHN ANTCZAK and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2019 People from Las Vegas to the Pacific coast report feeling the strongest temblor to hit the area in 20 years; no injuries are reported. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Magnitude 8 Earthquake Strikes Amazon Jungle in Peru

FRANKLIN BRICENO / The Associated Press May 26, 2019 A large earthquake strikes north-central Peru with no immediate reports of casualties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Haiti’s Forgotten Women and Children

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Jan 17, 2019 The disastrous 2010 earthquake turned the lives of many Haitians into capitalist fodder for the “humanitarian” market. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )