Posts Tagged ‘Impunity’

A Busy Week for Police: The 15 U.S. Cops in the News for Sex Crimes

The following post was originally published at Reason.com by Elizabeth Nolan Brown and details media coverage of sex crimes by police heroes within the space of just one week. That works out to an average of more than two per day and that’s only the ones we know about, not all the ones the Good […]

Hate-mongering?: Russians throw book at UK publisher’s cheeky ad campaign

     An advertising campaign promoting a famed Russian novel with a quote on posters on the London Underground was not warmly received on social media back in its author’s homeland, which met the ad with threats of lawsuits and diplomatic protests. “Aristocracy, liberalism, progress, principles… Useless words! A Russian doesn’t need them,” reads the writing […]

Palestinians Worldwide Commemorate Nakba Day

  “Since 1948, Israel has employed deliberate and systematic acts of violence, colonialism, and destruction at the expense of the Palestinian people, their rights, lands, and resources.” posted by Steve Lendman @ 9:13 AM PREVIOUS POSTS Peace Candidate Obama’s Deplorable Legacy NYT Editors Obsessed with Getting Clinton Elected … Reactions to Brazil’s Coup Bill and Hillary […]

75-foot by 45-foot crater swallows high school basketball court in Huntington Park, California

     The crater measures about 75 feet by 45 feet. Regardless, class remained in session Tuesday at Linda Esperanza Marquez High School in Huntington Park, California. The school, which opened in 2013, is built on the rubble of “a former toxic concrete mountain” known as “La Montaña.” But according to officials, there is no known […]

War, Conflict and Economic Development in the Arab World

Of the countries that are off-track on the road to sound development, many are situated in the Arab World. The worst hit are either in conflict, near conflict or post conflict zones. Even when not undergoing the war disaster, the fragility of their development is further compounded by the prospects of war. In addition to […]

Here’s How You Can Be Sustainable & Eco-Friendly This Holiday Season

As concerns over climate change and an eco-conscious outlook begin to gain traction, we’re all looking to find ways to lower our impact on the earth this year. And for many of us that means adjusting our habits during the holiday season to scale back on any excess and be more mindful of our consumption […]

No, those Israel boycotts are not illegal

On December 1, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an oped titled, “Those Israel Boycotts Are Illegal” after members of the American Anthropological Association overwhelmingly voted in favor of endorsing a resolution calling for the academic boycott of Israeli institutions. The following is a letter to the editor in response which the WSJ did not publish. To […]

The mainstream press can’t handle anti-Zionism– Rosengarten

Anyone looking for an end of year gift should consider Lillian Rosengarten’s wrenching memoir, Survival and Conscience: From the Shadows of Nazi Germany to the Jewish Boat to Gaza. Here’s an interview I did a few days ago with the author. She says there’s a political element to the blackout of her book by the […]

BRITAIN’S DAVID CAMERON WANTS TO USE BOMBS TO PROSPECT FOR GOLD IN SYRIA

Cameron functions as a noisy little lap dog yapping and snapping at anyone ignoring his master, always in expectation of another approving stroke on the head. It truly is that simple, and all the rest we read and hear is just noisy propaganda.     John Chuckman   Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the British […]

Obama can tie Israel’s hands? ‘Shtuyot!’ says Aryeh King

Last week the Jerusalem city councilman and settler Aryeh King gave a presentation at a private apartment in New York, and having signed up with Americans for a Safe Israel, I was supplied the address by telephone and attended. The gathering was in a sprawling apartment over Central Park. On one wall was a full-length oil […]

Putin Slams ‘Policies of Exceptionalism and Impunity’ in UN Speech

Attempts to push for changes in other countries based on ideological preferences have led to “tragic consequences and degradation rather than progress,” said Putin in his speech to world leaders and policy makers gathered at the UN General Assembly’s anniversary 70th session in New York on Monday. “We should all remember what our past has […]

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