At an old gunpowder factory in Delaware — now a museum and archive — Benjamin Franta found a transcript of a petroleum conference from 1959 that included a speech by Edward Teller.
COP26: What Big Oil Knew About Climate Change, Starting in 1959
Author: corinna barnard
Iran Claims US Tried to ‘Steal’ Oil in Gulf of Oman
Tehran’s state media report that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces carried out a “heliborne operation” and took control of the tanker.
COP26: Climate Coalition Blasts ‘Nature-Based Solutions’
As the COP26 climate conference continues, critics of greenwashing have tried to warn global leaders against such distractions.
Being a Child in Yemen Is the Stuff of Nightmares
If a grand bargain can be reached between Riyadh and Tehran, it could de-escalate several wars in the region, writes Vijay Prashad.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Biden’s Mideast Policy No Better Than Trump’s
The current U.S. administration has thus far endorsed (or tolerated) two coups: one political in Tunisia and a blatant military overthrow last week in Sudan, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
30 Years On: The Middle East Peace-Process Ruse
The limitation of Palestinian autonomy was embedded in U.S.-brokered negotiations from the start, writes Inès Abdel Razek. That cycle must be broken.
Denouncing Israel’s Crackdown on Palestinian Rights Groups
U.S.-based social justice groups tell Antony Blinken that smearing human-rights promotion as “terrorist” is a well-worn tactic of authoritarian regimes.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Manufacture of Decline
Americans suffer the same disabilities as the Europeans of 1919: They cannot think. They cannot speak plainly among themselves.
JOHN PILGER: Justice for Assange Is Justice for All
In the land of Magna Carta this disgraceful case ought to have been hurled out of court long ago.
Textile Workers & the ‘8×5’ Fight in Italy
Morganne Blais-McPherson recounts a victory by immigrant workers and a growing, independent union that represents them.