Ten Ways 2018 Brought Us Close...

Dec 27, 2018 by

The 20 warmest years ever recorded have been within the last 22 years, and the four warmest of those have been 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, according to the World Meteorological Organization

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The Staggering Death Toll in I...

Mar 16, 2018 by

[Translate] World The American public must come to terms with the scale of the violence and chaos we have unleashed. By Medea...

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The Hidden Costs of America...

Feb 16, 2018 by

[Translate] News & Politics We’re losing money, lives, and our sense of morality. By Stephanie Savell / TomDispatch Photo...

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Police Action in American Citi...

Oct 13, 2017 by

[Translate] News & Politics There’s no reason for American police departments to have armored tanks. By Danny Sjursen /...

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Living in the Rubble: A Short ...

Jul 20, 2017 by

Living in the Rubble: A Short History of the 21st Century

[Translate] By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch    VIA TRUTHDIG.ORG   Western Mosul, Iraq, after days of heavy fighting in late March....

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HOLDING TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE IN T...

May 18, 2017 by

HOLDING TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE IN THE NAME OF PEACE

[Translate] So far the media have shown little curiosity beyond the symptom. I fear it’s because their benefactor is the...

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THE DEPRESSING REALITY OF MOSU...

May 16, 2017 by

THE DEPRESSING REALITY OF MOSUL: THE PLANET IS GETTING FLATTENED AS ONE ANCIENT CITY AFTER ANOTHER IS DESTROYED

The world loses as destruction and mayhem know no bounds.

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WILL TRUMP AGREE TO THE PENTAG...

May 12, 2017 by

WILL TRUMP AGREE TO THE PENTAGON’S PERMANENT WAR IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND SYRIA?

[Translate]   By Gareth Porter, Middle East Eye | News Analysis Iraqi special operations forces along with coalition forces search...

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TEN THOUSAND IKEA REFUGEE SHEL...

Apr 29, 2017 by

TEN THOUSAND IKEA REFUGEE SHELTERS LEFT UNUSED OVER FIRE FEARS, UNITED NATIONS ADMITS

[Translate] Marcus Fairs | DEZEEN.COM The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has mothballed 10,000 of IKEA’s...

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HOW MUCH OF THE GLOBE’S ...

Mar 14, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment  TRUTHDIG The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...

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WHAT IS TRUMP’S MISSION ...

Mar 11, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment   TRUTHDIG The US had about 500 troops embedded with the People’s Protection Units...

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The International Criminal Cou...

Oct 7, 2016 by

The International Criminal Court Will Start Prosecuting People Who Commit Crimes Against the Environment

[Translate] Environment The ICC isn’t known for prosecuting people responsible for huge oil slicks, chopping down protected...

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ISLAMIC STATE’S AMBITION...

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[Translate] Politics THE WASHINGTON POST A man lights a candle on flowers he placed near the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka,...

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AMERICA IS LYING ABOUT ITS INV...

Jun 30, 2016 by

[Translate] The command’s annual mission numbers keep changing, and Congress refuses to press its top general for answers Nick...

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GEORGE W. BUSH DID SOMETHING M...

Jun 25, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Dartagnan  DAILY KOS The Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical weapons, is rebuilding the facilities...

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WE ARE DESPERATE: IRAQI’...

Jun 22, 2016 by

[Translate] Middle East ‘We are desperate’: Iraqis flee Fallujah, only to find another nightmare Civilians fleeing the siege of...

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CONSTRUCTING VISIONS OF “...

Jun 19, 2016 by

CONSTRUCTING VISIONS OF “PERPETUAL PEACE”: AN INTERVIEW WITH NOAM CHOMSKY

[Translate] “Who rules the world?” This is one of those perennial questions. In the past, it has been empires or dominant...

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INSIDE FALLUJAH, IRAQI FORCES ...

Jun 19, 2016 by

[Translate] World Iraqi troops fight ISIS in Fallujah Iraqi government forces battled Islamic State fighters in Fallujah on June 18,...

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IRAQI FORCES ENTER FALLUJA, EN...

Jun 17, 2016 by

IRAQI FORCES ENTER FALLUJA, ENCOUNTERING LITTLE FIGHT FROM ISIS

[Translate] Middle East By TIM ARANGO  NYTIMES Video Reaction After Iraqi Forces Take Falluja Hundreds of internally displaced Iraqi...

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THE COSTLY TRUTH OF EMERGENCY ...

May 31, 2016 by

THE COSTLY TRUTH OF EMERGENCY SPENDING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

[Translate] Eight years ago, when America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were still raging at full force, the Pentagon’s annual...

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THE REAL 9/11 CONSPIRACY

May 20, 2016 by

THE REAL 9/11 CONSPIRACY

[Translate] Sonali Kolhatkar  TRUTHDIG I remember watching the towers fall. My sister called early in the morning to tell me to turn...

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ROBERT SCHEER TALKS ABOUT DISR...

May 14, 2016 by

ROBERT SCHEER TALKS ABOUT DISRUPTING MILITARISM WITH CODEPINK’S JODIE EVANS

[Translate] http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/scheer-intelligence/jodie-evans-a-codepink-disrupter TRUTHDIG     Jodie Evans,...

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CHOMSKY: WHO RULES THE WORLD

May 10, 2016 by

CHOMSKY: WHO RULES THE WORLD

[Translate] War & Peace America’s lone superpower status is being challenged in regions around the globe — and the...

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SEYMOUR HERSH REACTS TO OBAMA&...

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THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF THIS CE...

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THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF THIS CENTURY

[Translate] NYTIMES – NICHOLAS KRISTOFIn the summer of 2014, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) conducted a violent...

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OUR NOMINEE IS A DISASTER: TIM...

Mar 16, 2016 by

OUR NOMINEE IS A DISASTER: TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUT, BUT DEMOCRATS WILL RUE CLINTON OVER SANDERS

[Translate] Why there’s no chance in hell I’m voting for Hillary — and you shouldn’t either H. A. Goodman ...

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U.S. to Put ‘Boots on th...

Jan 24, 2016 by

U.S. to Put ‘Boots on the Ground’ in Iraq to Combat ISIL

[Translate]   Defense Secretary Carter announces plans to deploy 101st Airborne Division in latest escalation of war. By Adam...

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AMERICA AND ITS FELLOW EXECUTI...

Jan 9, 2016 by

AMERICA AND ITS FELLOW EXECUTIONERS

[Translate] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD – NYTIMES     Aside from the barbarism and injustice of Saudi Arabia’s execution...

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WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEO...

Oct 23, 2015 by

WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEORGE W. BUSH’S BATTLES: SYRIA, ISIS AND THE “WORST FOREIGN POLICY BLUNDER” IN AMERICAN HISTORY

[Translate] Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more volatile than ever. Welcome to permanent war Peter Van...

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WHY AN OIL GLUT MAY LEAD TO A ...

Aug 14, 2015 by

WHY AN OIL GLUT MAY LEAD TO A NEW WORLD OF ENERGY

[Translate]   By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG olle svensson / (CC BY 2.0) This piece first appeared at...

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