Here are a few recent podcasts that I think are worth taking the time to watch, even if you have to spread them across several days: US is ADDICTED to ‘Forever Wars’: Two Middle East Scholars Speak Out on Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon [& Trump]. https://zeteo.com/p/iran-gaza-bajoghli-erakat Noura Erakat (Rutgers University) & Narges Bajoghli (Brown University) — both … [Read more...] about A few podcasts worth watching
Activism & Advocacy
Israel hijacks Madleen, detains all aboard
Continuing its long streak as a rogue nation, Israel attacked and hijacked the Madleen aid sailboat in international waters and is detaining all the people on board. Like so many of Israel’s actions in Palestine, this is a blatant violation of international law. Since they were sailing in international waters under the UK flag, this means that Israel just attacked the … [Read more...] about Israel hijacks Madleen, detains all aboard
The Damage of False Solutions
The following is from the introduction to the October newsletter from SEHN [Science & environmental Health Network] Other content from the newsletter is linked below. It’s midnight and the doves are in tears.* In the introduction to the New York Times’ opinion series, At the Brink, which addresses the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable … [Read more...] about The Damage of False Solutions
What do Three Mile Island, the Julian Assange case, and the US role with Israel have common?
I think they all show the government's willingness to protect itself (and corporations) even when it harms the people, violating its fundamental responsibility to act in the best interests of the people. They also demonstrate the willingness to keep government actions secret (even while reducing individual privacy). Here are four stories that shed some light on this: … [Read more...] about What do Three Mile Island, the Julian Assange case, and the US role with Israel have common?
A year of genocide
Yesterday was Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, beginning ten days of penitence that culminate on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, the period includes the conclusion of twelve months of genocide being committed by Israel — and the US — in blatant violation of international law and the genocide convention. (BTW, most Jews are not zionists — and most … [Read more...] about A year of genocide
The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It
by Genevieve Guenther Published 10 July 2024 | Oxford University Press | ISBN 978019764223 … [Read more...] about The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It
New documentary from Fault Lines
Must-watch new documentary from Fault Lines, 'The Night Won't End: Biden's War on Gaza' It's difficultly to watch, but important. [Also available on YouTube] https://aljazeera.com/program/fault-lines/2024/6/21/the-night-wont-end-bidens-war-on-gaza-2 … [Read more...] about New documentary from Fault Lines
Synthetic Turf – Hazardous to Your Health
It was good to read that Cedar Crest College is trying to improve their athletic fields — but sad and disappointing to see that a school with such a strong health focus would install synthetic turf (sometimes called artificial turf). It's especially odd to see this at a time when professional athletes are refusing to play on synthetic turf. It's also disappointing that … [Read more...] about Synthetic Turf – Hazardous to Your Health
Genocide: First-Hand Testimony from US Physicians
It's almost impossible for me to grasp the extent of Israel's depravity — and the Biden administration's psychopathic complicity, continuing the atrocities by supplying arms. As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza … [Read more...] about Genocide: First-Hand Testimony from US Physicians
Sustainable Lehigh Valley 2024 is here!
The 2024 issue of Sustainable Lehigh Valley is available now! It is full of thought-provoking and enjoyable work — essays, art, poems, and stories — by Rebecca Canright, Dani Dollenger, David Fadem, Faramarz Farbod, Lillie Gensel, Samuel Griffith, Regine Henry, Gene Hunter, Hannah Kraybill-Greggo, Orly Kvitka, Ema Miele, Corena Munroe*, Felix Murch, Ericka Nimbley*, … [Read more...] about Sustainable Lehigh Valley 2024 is here!