“The World After Gaza” author on what Israel’s war reveals about power, violence, and who sets the rules on the world stage.
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Former Obama and Clinton staffer Tom Malinowski tells Alexandra Hall Hall why the Democrats' reluctance to push back against the Trump administration is only making things worse
. Wie in den letzten Jahren mehr als deutlich geworden ist, scheint es offensichtlich, dass die meisten Mainstream-Ökonomen glauben, die Modern Monetary Theory sei etwas Neues, das sich einige wilde heterodoxe Wirtschaftsexzentriker ausgedacht haben. Das sagt tatsächlich sehr viel über das völlige Unwissen dieser modernen Mainstream-Ökonomen wie Summers, Rogoff und Krugman bezüglich der Geschichte ihrer […]
Cornell student Momodou Taal’s lawyers said the demand was “retribution” for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.
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As Damascus turns its guns on Lebanon and minority communities, Israeli strikes go unanswered and Syrian civilians pay the price.
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Divers find hundreds of normally solitary electric rays snuggled together
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What mangrove migration means in
the era of climate change
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March hasn’t been one of the better months for Kim Beazley, the former Hawke and Keating Government minister, leader of the federal ALP and governor of Western Australia and now chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial. In the ABC’s recent 4 Corners program, he was cornered on the AWM’s acceptance of funding Continue reading »
In Asian media this week: AI, green appliances to lead shift to consumption economy. Plus: Myanmar resistance rewrites rules of insurgency; Trump closes agencies that cover China, Cambodia abuses; Widowo works on extending his influence; Japanese PM’s popularity plummets; New church for Phnom Penh 50 years after Pol Pot devastation China has issued a 30-point Continue reading »
The simple fact is that Trump isn’t going to “make America great again”. He’s speed running collapse. The most telling bit is his attacks on America universities at the same time as China has taken the lead in eighty percent, or more, of technologies and appears to have the lead in science as well. He’s dismantling the few good things Biden did, like his industrial policy and his appointment of Lina Khan to attack monopolies and oligopolies.
The big news on house insurance this week was the response of the insurance industry’s peak body to a parliamentary committee’s extensive criticisms of its treatment of people claiming on their policies after the massive floods of 2022. The Insurance Council of Australia accepted some of the committee’s recommendations, announced an “industry action plan” and Continue reading »
A giant eight-hour battery project in New South Wales has changed hands in a deal that also confirms that battery storage costs — a critical part of the green energy transition — are still falling significantly. The California-based Energy Vault announced on 18 March that it had agreed to buy the 125 MW, 1000 MWh Continue reading »
Maybe what Lehrmann Board of Inquiry chair Walter Sofronoff KC did was “serious corrupt conduct”, as the ACT Integrity Commission alleges. Or perhaps that description is “overreach”, as former Law Council of Australia president Arthur Moses SC told The Australian. But handing your report to journalists before handing it to the chief minister who commissioned Continue reading »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid the asking price for Itamar Ben-Gvir’s return to the government in advance. Not out of his own pocket, of course, but with the blood of the 59 hostages whose fate could be sealed by the resumption of the war, which has already sealed the fate of hundreds of Palestinians, Continue reading »
We live in a global community, and many of us enjoy the benefits. A far greater number have no such enjoyment, existing in disadvantage; in poverty, hunger, homelessness, oppression, violence of one kind or another- preventable travesties. Worse still, unacceptable numbers of our kin exist in dispossession, statelessness, destruction, mutilation, despair, death. And the privileged Continue reading »
Ma Ying-jeou warns that William Ching-te Lai is leading cross-strait relations into “a major crisis”. Taiwanese leader William Ching-te Lai delivered a speech on 13 March, outlining 17 measures across five key areas – moves that appear more confrontational than anything his predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen, pursued over her eight-year tenure. Beijing swiftly responded with a Continue reading »
I don’t know what I was looking for when I pulled The New York Bartender’s Guide out of my bar drawer (yes, drawer—it lives in the drawer and not on the shelf because it’s not ‘vintage’ or ‘retro’ yet), but I’m glad I did. Because this is a damn good bar book. Searchable by ingredientContinue reading The New York Bartender’s Guide: Buddy’s Bloody Mary (2006)
“Images of ‘Enola Gay,’ the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan are among those targeted by the U.S. military in an initiative to eliminate content related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).” – Newsweek
“Articles about the renowned Native American Code Talkers have disappeared from some military websites, with several broken URLs now labeled ‘DEI.’” – Axios Salt Lake City
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As part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on wokeness, we are providing new guidelines for teaching United States history so that classroom curriculums no longer celebrate or emphasize specific groups of people over others. These history lessons have been edited to remove any references to race, gender, and sexual orientation that might fall under the category of DEI.
Some news! A new book is on its way … A Poem for Every Question consists of 100 new poems for children, written in answer to the curious questions that kids will ask. Questions such as:Are unicorns real?How many stars exploded in the Universe today?Was Blackbeard a real pirate?Can it rain fish? Each poem is…
As we gear up for the upcoming DrupalCon Atlanta, we are recruiting volunteers to serve as mentors during Mentored Contribution Day: Thursday, March 27th. Mentors play a crucial role in making newcomers feel welcomed and confident, assisting them in setting up their environments, finding tasks, and navigating the contribution process.
Not an experienced programmer? No problem! — You can still be a valuable mentor! At DrupalCon, we are looking for mentors from diverse backgrounds, skill levels, and regions to help support new contributors. Mentors guide new contributors on how to find information and act as friendly resources. Mentors and contributors often collaborate in pairs or teams to find solutions and understand their role in the larger context.