U.S. Revives Military Land Mine Use
United States President Donald Trump authorizes a shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines, after much of the world has banned their use. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday canceled an Obama-era prohibition on the
Published : 31 January 2020
U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Hit an Eight-year High
CHICAGO—U.S. farm bankruptcy rates jumped 20% in 2019 - to an eight-year high - as financial woes in the U.S. agricultural economy continued, in spite of massive federal bail-out funding, according to federal court data. According
Published : 30 January 2020
How Chevron Crushes an Environment Defender
How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgment against Chevron Lost Everything Last August, during the second-hottest year on record, while the fires in the Amazon rainforest were raging, the ice sheet in Greenland was melting,
Published : 29 January 2020
Criminal Conspiracy of the Century
In joint presentations, US President Donald Trump and pro tem Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu revealed the long-anticipated/-dreaded “deal of the century” today in a White House ceremony. The entitled “Peace to Prosperity” document is
Published : 28 January 2020
Wealth Inequality, not Over-population Causes Climate Crisis
Stop blaming population growth for climate change. The real culprit is wealth inequality. Consumption by the world’s richest 10% makes up half of the planet’s consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Why we should be wary of blaming
Published : 28 January 2020
States Urge Spain to Respect Saharawi Rights
As a matter of extraterritorial human rights obligation, Namibia and East-Timor have today recommended Spain to respect the Saharawi people`s right to free, prior and informed consent before any exploitation of Western Sahara`s natural resources.
Published : 22 January 2020
Real Estate Tax Options in the Arab State
Property taxes are the Arab world’s low-hanging fruit. Levies on real estate can help governments deliver social justice and jobs without hurting the investment climate. Under increasing pressure from restive populations that are demanding economic opportunity and
Published : 22 January 2020
At WEF, Greta Nails It
The words of 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, addressing world leaders today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, one year after she first condemned the forum for its inaction on climate
Published : 21 January 2020
ICC: Pre-trial Palestine Probe Pleads Plus Pages
Situation in Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber rules on Prosecutor’s request for an extension of the page limit Today, 21 January 2020, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") rendered a decision
Published : 21 January 2020
