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We need new forms of global diplomacy to transcend the current pathetic bargaining of national and commercial interests

- by David Van Reybrouck

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Water shortages are contributing to the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967.

The post USAID Cuts Help Push West Bank Into Extreme Water Shortages appeared first on The Intercept.

What scientists are learning from these dazzling samples

The post The Beauty of Martian Rocks appeared first on Nautilus.

Iris van Herpen’s new bioluminescent dress made of algae debuts in Paris

The post A Living Gown appeared first on Nautilus.

Coral plays a surprising role in modern bone grafts

The post How to Grow Human Bones appeared first on Nautilus.

I took delivery yesterday of some advance copies of the gorgeous new edition of ‘You Took the Last Bus Home’. In celebration of that, here’s the title poem … You Took the Last Bus Home you tookthe last bus homedon’t know howyou got it through the door  you’re always doing amazing stuff  like the time…

Socialismens ABC är en fördjupningspodd från Katalys. Den inledande serien fokuserar på Karl Marx’ liv och idéarv. Få tänkare har haft ett så genomgripande inflytande på världen som Karl Marx. Trots att det har gått ett och ett halvt sekel sedan hans död, är hans idéer fortfarande högaktuella. I avsnitt fem av serien diskuteras Marx’ […]

. På besök i vår huvudstad kunde jag som vanligt numera inte låta bli att gå förbi Stefan Nilssons  gravplats på Katarina kyrkogård. Stefans korta sorgsna toner — som jag ofta spelar när jag sitter och skriver eller läser — har under flera år blivit en del av min vardag. Stefan skrev den sorts musik […]

Exclusive: Proposals to slash electric vehicle discounts in London will hit food redistribution organisations and charity shops with thousands of pounds in extra costs

In the 2020s, a cursory search about the latest hot new band which has seemingly arrived from nowhere usually uncovers a private school education or the Wikipedia entry of some parent. Ozzy Osbourne, who died on 22 July 2025 following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and mere weeks after Black Sabbath’s farewell concert in […]

On 25 and 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People was held in Kliptown, South Africa. Proposed two years previously by Z. K. Matthews, a prominent academic, it was organised by the National Action Council. This later became known as the Congress Alliance — a coalition consisting of the South African Indian Congress, the South African Congress […]

With authorities across Canada’s East Coast, Quebec, and Ontario having denied or revoked permits for...

How younger generations are turning knitting and crochet into a community building affair.

Australia’s cats have been warned to treat the strange bag that is sitting in the middle of the lounge room with caution and suspicion. “Its intentions and purpose are unknown at this present time and it wasn’t there this morning... Read More ›

You’re traveling through another neighborhood, a neighborhood built from a maze of zoning-board restrictions. A journey into a redlined land whose boundaries are the imagination of cranky homeowners and bored busybodies. That’s the signpost up ahead. Your next stop: the Twilight Zoning Board.

Episode 1:
“The Man in the Bottle”

A genie grants four wishes to a pawnbroker and his wife. They use the wishes to be approved for a commercial zoning variance, a land-use study, a water and sewage application, and a lawyer to help with the thirteen additional permits they need to open a second location.

Episode 2:
“King Nine Will Not Return”

The sole survivor of a World War II bomber crash cannot find any trace of his crew, but he does see jet planes flying overhead, because the city allows apartment buildings to be built only near the noisy airport, away from single-family homes.

Oil and gas industry handouts in the big, beautiful bill will cost consumers an additional $170 billion in household energy costs.

On 26th July 2025, delegates from over 25 countries convened in London for the inaugural conference of the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP). This new transnational initiative seeks to transform rising global solidarity for Palestine into coordinated political action. As a member of the steering committee, I was asked to explain why we need this […]

The post Global Alliance for Palestine – my message on why we need it appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

The US-EU trade deal is a "hopelessly one-sided" agreement, which will ultimately harm the economy on both sides of the Atlantic, argues Simon Nixon

Billie Piper chose her words carefully, discussing rejoining "The Whoniverse" during the Doctor Who Season 2 finale, "The Reality War."

An investigation reveals how the influential Dutch group GAMAAN uses flawed polling methods and collaborates with U.S.-funded organizations pushing regime change—while distorting Western perceptions of Iran.

The post GAMAAN: The Polling Op That’s Gaslighting the West About Iran appeared first on MintPress News.

Alan MacLeod discusses his explosive new investigations into how Google has become a key Israeli ally in war propaganda, data surveillance, and economic support—spending billions to boost Tel Aviv’s image and infrastructure amid its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

The post Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide  appeared first on MintPress News.

This is a complete capitulation: 15% tariffs on EU goods, 0% on US goods EU to buy 750 billion dollars in LNG over the next 3 years (US LNG is more expensive than alternatives) 600 billion EU investment in the US 50% tariff on steel and aluminum to the US stays in place A commitment […]