[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription The specter of history looms large over the contentious relationship between Iran and the United States. As the beginning of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979 just passed its 40th anniversary, Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple has waded into the topic with “Desert One,” a documentary...
Bringing Up Babel
[aggregation-styles] The Economist: 1843 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 “Her is a bad guy!” This is a nerve-racking moment, not the first and not to be the last. My son Henry is describing the squid-witch Ursula, from Disney’s “Little Mermaid”, to his brother Jack. “She” is one of the most common words in...
Editorial: Dead Dogs and Toxic Fish: Welcome to Stockton, a City Choking on California Water Policy
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times Subscription Stockton is a city simultaneously in recovery and under stress. The municipality of about 300,000, some 50 miles south of Sacramento and 80 miles east of San Francisco on California’s extraordinary inland delta, became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy in 2012 (Detroit...
It’s Not up to Mark Zuckerberg to Decide What News Is Legitimate
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription There is now a growing consensus that American democracy needs to be saved by Mark Zuckerberg. People from Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Aaron Sorkin are demanding that Facebook stop running obviously false political advertising. So, let me pose a question: Would everyone be as comfortable...
Opinion: Israeli Soldiers Attacked a Palestinian Dad With His Son. Watch It and Cry
[aggregation-styles] Haaretz Every day of the last week has offered another glimpse of the racist, fascist and brutal conduct by IDF “fighters,” the pride of the nation. The stomach churns each time anew when watching them in action. These Judeo-Nazi storm troopers. The latest video was filmed on Tuesday in...
The Israelis and Occupation: A Story of Denial
Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy’s talk in Melbourne, sponsored by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network on November 30, 2017.
Yes, the Billionaire Club Is One We Really Need to Shut Down
[aggregation-styles] The Guardian Won’t anyone think of the poor, persecuted billionaires? When Labour backbencher Lloyd Russell-Moyle told the BBC’s Emma Barnett that he didn’t “think anyone in this country should be a billionaire” on national radio, she reacted as though the Brighton MP had floated nationalising her favourite grandmother. A...
Investing in Saudi Arabia’s Oil Company Is an Investment in a Brutal Regime
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears confident he has overcome the international backlash that followed the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi 13 months ago. Last week, the annual investment conference the kingdom sponsors saw the return of senior government officials and business executives who...
Shamu and SeaWorld's Legacy of Suffering
[aggregation-styles] Live Kindly SeaWorld and its former star killer whale Shamu are shrouded in controversy, largely thanks to the 2013 Netflix exposé “Blackfish.” In the documentary, former trainers spoke out against the marine park and the scandals it has attempted to cover up. Since then, celebrities have condemned SeaWorld, consumers...
Baghdadi’s Death Could Mean More American Withdrawal in the Middle East. That’s Bad News.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a real victory in the war against terrorist groups. The Islamic State is one of the most cruel and dangerous organizations to have roamed the planet in a long time, and its leader’s death damages it badly. But...
