Jerry Brown Going to Russia to Talk Climate Change
The California governor's visit comes as the U.S. orders the Russian consulate in San Francisco closed; Putin pens article on economic conference in China.
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A Union of Pimps and Johns
Though backers of "sex worker" unions claim the groups promote rights, the women I interviewed seemed anything but empowered. (Pictured, Cambodian prostitutes.)
'A Victory for Elephants': World Governments Call for Closure of Ivory Markets
After fierce debate, disagreements and walkouts, the motion was adopted on the final day of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress.
Oscar Pistorius to Serve Six Years in Prison for Murdering His Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
The South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete got off with less than half of South Africa's mandatory minimum prison sentence for murder.
Juan Cole
Donald Trump’s Politics of Whiteness and the CIA Tip That Jailed Nelson Mandela
The revelation that the Central Intelligence Agency provided the tip to the Apartheid South African government that led to Nelson Mandela’s arrest should come as no great shock. Nor is it unconnected to the popularity of Donald Trump.
The Pied Piper of Zion
The Israeli Peace Camp is in despair. No savior is in sight. Many just sit in front of their TV set and wring their hands.
Chris Hedges
The American Empire: Murder Inc.
Investigative journalist Allan Nairn knows firsthand how the U.S. uses mass killing as a routine tool of foreign policy. The horrifying tactics of Islamic State, he says, are an imitation of what we have been doing and what we have been teaching our international proxies for generations. Update: Video added.
Juan Cole
Here's How We Know Cheap Renewable Energy Is Taking the World by Storm (Video)
The Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates that in just five years, by 2020, slightly over one quarter (26 percent) of all the electricity being generated in the world will come from renewables.
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A Brutally Frank Jimmy Carter Calls Out Israel on Permanent Apartheid
The former president, foreseeing the darkness to come, says there’s “zero chance” of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Truthdigger of the Week: Danny Schechter
In a lifetime of media activism, the late journalist and human rights activist Danny Schechter was best known for his advocacy of public media and his work to inform the world of life under South Africa's apartheid regime.The late journalist and activist Danny Schechter was known for his advocacy of public media and his work to shine a spotlight on South African apartheid.