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As Tourism Returns, We Can't Allow Cruise Companies to Destroy Coral Reefs for Profit

The Covid-19 pandemic put much of the tourism industry on hold. Once restrictions are lifted, we need to be wary of what comes next.

Kelly Heber Dunning ·

Leader of the Israeli Yemina party, Naftali Bennett, delivers a political statement at the Knesset

Why Proposed New Israeli PM—Extreme-Right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett—Is Even Worse for Palestinians Than Netanyahu

Bennett openly advocates annexing all of the Palestinian West Bank to Israel.

Juan Cole ·

Israeli security forces raid Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound

'Mowing the Grass' No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation

The incredible amount of global solidarity which made headline news all over the world was a clear indication that the many years of preparedness at a grassroots level have paid off.

Ramzy Baroud ·

An illustration picture taken in London on December 18, 2020 shows the logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone and a laptop screen. (Photo: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Six US Tech Giants Paid Almost $100 Billion Less in Taxes From 2011 to 2020 Than Reported: Analysis

"Substantive tax avoidance is still embedded within many large multinationals and nothing less than a root-and-branch reform of international tax rules will remedy the situation," said one critic.

Kenny Stancil ·

A 2013 protest in Berlin against NSA spying.

Biden 'Well-Prepared to Answer for This,' Says Snowden After Report Denmark Helped US Spy on Merkel

The whistleblower wrote that Biden "was deeply involved in this scandal the first time around."

Andrea Germanos ·

Colombian soldiers stand by as people march during a national strike in the city of Cali on May 8, 2021.

UN Human Rights Chief Calls for 'End to All Forms of Violence' After Troops Deployed Over Colombian Protests

Dozens of people have died during the past month of demonstrations, which have been met with deadly attacks by the nation's law enforcement.

Jessica Corbett ·

As the Covid eviction ban ends, we are likely to surge in court action by landlords. (Photo: John James/Alamy Stock)

England's Covid Evictions Ban Is Ending—And Renters Face an Uncertain Future

Two years after the government first promised to abolish Section 21 "no-fault" evictions, tenants must wait some more.

Chaminda Jayanetti ·

A Hawksbill turtle swims off the coast of Mahe, Seychelles. (Photo: Tommy Trenchard/Greenpeace)

Why We Need a Strong Global Ocean Treaty

We must ensure that rich companies and nations stop this destruction of life in the oceans, which not only impoverishes wildlife but also the coastal communities that are truly dependent on small-scale fishing for survival.

Daniel Bengtsson ·

Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, sits in on a meeting with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Iraq, April 3, 2017.

Kushner's Abraham Accords Didn't Produce Israel-Palestine Peace and Are Increasingly Irrelevant

When the Palestinian-Israeli conflict blew up this spring, the Palestinians showed that they were refusing to go quietly and to just drop dead, as Mr. Kushner clearly desired from them.

Juan Cole ·

Fort McMurray, Alberta - Operation Arctic Shadow

Energy Road Map Charts Challenging Course to Oil-Free Future

By 2050, 90% of global electricity generation could come from renewable sources, 70% from solar photovoltaic and wind.

David Suzuki ·

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