Noam Chomsky |
The Crass and Brutal Approach Used to Keep Gaza Mired in Misery
Noam Chomsky, AlterNet
Chomsky writes: "On Aug. 26, Israel and the Palestinian Authority both accepted a cease-fire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that left 2,100 Palestinians dead and vast landscapes of destruction behind."
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Noam Chomsky, AlterNet
Chomsky writes: "On Aug. 26, Israel and the Palestinian Authority both accepted a cease-fire agreement after a 50-day Israeli assault on Gaza that left 2,100 Palestinians dead and vast landscapes of destruction behind."
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Juan Cole | 7
Surprising Reasons Turkey Is Entering War on ISIL
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "The Turkish parliament voted by a large margin Thursday to allow Turkish troops to make incursions into neighboring countries if necessary to defeat the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This authorization is necessary according to the Turkish constitution."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "The Turkish parliament voted by a large margin Thursday to allow Turkish troops to make incursions into neighboring countries if necessary to defeat the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This authorization is necessary according to the Turkish constitution."
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Hong Kong
Protesters Beaten and Bloodied as Thugs Attack Sit-In
Tania Branigan, Guardian UK
Branigan writes: "Thugs punched and kicked pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Friday night, drawing blood as they tore down demonstrators' tents and attempted to force them out."
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Tania Branigan, Guardian UK
Branigan writes: "Thugs punched and kicked pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Friday night, drawing blood as they tore down demonstrators' tents and attempted to force them out."
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US Nurses Say
They Are Unprepared to Handle Ebola Patients
Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Steenhuysen writes: "Nurses, the frontline care providers in U.S. hospitals, say they are untrained and unprepared to handle patients arriving in their hospital emergency departments infected with Ebola."
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Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Steenhuysen writes: "Nurses, the frontline care providers in U.S. hospitals, say they are untrained and unprepared to handle patients arriving in their hospital emergency departments infected with Ebola."
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With No Sign
of Kim Jong-Un, a Top-Ranking General From North Korea Has Initiated Talks With
the South
BBC News
Excerpt: "North and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks that had effectively been suspended since February, reports from South Korea say."
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BBC News
Excerpt: "North and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks that had effectively been suspended since February, reports from South Korea say."
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Todd Gitlin |
The Climate Movement Roars
Todd Gitlin, EcoWatch
Gitlinn writes: "Less than two weeks have passed and yet it isn't too early to say it: the People's Climate March changed the social map-many maps, in fact, since hundreds of smaller marches took place in 162 countries."
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Todd Gitlin, EcoWatch
Gitlinn writes: "Less than two weeks have passed and yet it isn't too early to say it: the People's Climate March changed the social map-many maps, in fact, since hundreds of smaller marches took place in 162 countries."
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