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• America’s Failure — and Russia and Iran’s Success — in Syria’s Cataclysmic Civil War

  By konigludwig on January 13, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  By John Judis Joshua Landis is head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma and publishes the influential blog “Syria Comment.” He is, perhaps, the nation’s foremost expert on Syria. He has been consistently right… Read More ›

• China’s Smog Cancels Hundreds of Flights, Closes Highways

  By konigludwig on January 1, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  BEIJING —Heavy smog in northern China on Sunday caused hundreds of flights to be canceled and highways to shut, disrupting the first day of the new year holiday. Large parts of the north were hit by hazardous smog in mid-December,… Read More ›

• Norway reprieves 32 of 47 wolves earmarked for cull

  By konigludwig on December 21, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  Under Norway’s endangered predator laws, only 15 lone wolves proved to pose a threat to livestock The Norwegian government has issued a last-minute reprieve for 32 of the 47 wolves that had been earmarked for a cull to protect sheep… Read More ›

• In Words

  By Ecantados on December 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  With the myriad of events these past years, so many thoughts have ratcheted around, swirling begging attention, with not much of substance. Yet, there are kernels of information that portend nuggets of truth. Perhaps, even pathways into the future in… Read More ›

• America Must Recognize Palestine

  By konigludwig on November 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  President Jimmy Carter ATLANTA — We do not yet know the policy of the next administration toward Israel and Palestine, but we do know the policy of this administration. It has been President Obama’s aim to support a negotiated end… Read More ›

• Escape from Turkey’s parallel reality

  By konigludwig on October 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “As a law-abiding citizen, I knew I had done nothing wrong…” By Sevgi Akarçeşme As I stood in the passport line at the airport in Istanbul on the night of March 6, ready to leave Turkey for an indefinite period… Read More ›

• The Cobalt Pipeline

  By konigludwig on October 3, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers’ phones and laptops By Todd C. Frankel The sun was rising over one of the richest mineral deposits on Earth, in one of the poorest countries, as Sidiki Mayamba… Read More ›

• Solar just hit its lowest price ever

  By genvana on September 29, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Oil-rich Abu Dhabi is planning a massive solar project. By Samantha Page Transitioning to clean energy is the single most important thing we can do to avoid the catastrophic effects of climate change. Luckily for us, clean energy keeps getting… Read More ›

• Soldiers of the Revolution

  By konigludwig on September 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  A Brief History of Iran’s IRGC By Afshon Ostovar In August, news emerged that Russia had begun to use Iran’s Shahid Nojeh Air Base to stage bombing raids on northern Syria. For those familiar with the region, this was a shocking… Read More ›

• How False Equivalence Is Distorting the 2016 Election Coverage

  By genvana on September 1, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The media’s need to cover “both sides” of every story makes no sense when one side has little regard for the truth. By Eric Alterman Why do so many reporters and pundits blame “both sides” when only one is responsible?… Read More ›

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