Everywhere you look, there is news that one can scarcely believe is emanating from the United States of America, and I think you know the subject matter to which these news items all refer. In Arizona, a three-year-old child was forced to act as her own lawyer in immigration court,Continue Reading
A video diary for Al Jazeera, On the Ground A video diary for Al Jazeera Baraa Obied was internally displaced during the Syrian war and is now home again in Damascus. In his video diary, he shows how daily life in the capital is slowly returning to normal, one yearContinue Reading
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change., Indonesia reports 1,000 dead and close to 1 million displaced from rains as a report points at the threat posed by climate change and ecosystem decline across Asia. Nearly 1,000Continue Reading
This piece is copublished by DeSmog and ExxonKnews . ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. Facing a growing number of lawsuits that could hold them liable for billions of dollars in climate damages, oil companies for the fifth time in three years are asking the U.S.Continue Reading
A newly analyzed set of climate data points to a major volcanic eruption that may have played a key role in the Black Death’s arrival. Cooling and crop failures across Europe pushed Italian states to bring in grain from the Black Sea. Those shipments may have carried plague-infected fleas. TheContinue Reading
Nina Kalinina takes a deep dive into one of the earliest PC desktops Reverse engineering VisiCorp’s pioneering GUI for commodity PCs shows how little modern GUIs get from Xerox – and how much we all owe Apple.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The War Between The Land And The Sea premiered last night (7 December) and, while it shows promise, its uneasy politics and sloppily written female characters left me feeling a little… sunken. WARNING: This article contains spoilers for The War Between The Land And The Sea’s first two episodes. FromContinue Reading
In his first year in the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff challenged Traitor 47 while pressing the issue of affordability. He also tried to pass legislation, without much luck., Read MoreContinue Reading
Russia launches strike on Ukrainian apartment building, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
The country marks one year since the overthrow of the al-Assad dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule., The country marks one year since the overthrow of the al-Assad dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule. People celebrate as they wait for a parade by the Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the fall ofContinue Reading
Chinese exports climb as exporters reroute shipments to other markets amid slump in shipments to the US., Chinese exports climb as exporters reroute shipments to other markets amid slump in shipments to the US. China’s annual trade surplus in goods has topped $1 trillion for the first time, with plungingContinue Reading
“Well, they’re clearly in violation of my first amendment rights,” Kelly said., Read MoreContinue Reading
“She is an absolute grifter. Just like Traitor 47 and just like her unrepentant racist homophobic husband was.”, Read MoreContinue Reading