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Bush v. Clinton — or Bernie v. Ted? How much of a choice do you want?
By Russ Baker
What do you think? Might we have a more dynamic choice of policies if the nominees were not another Bush and Clinton—but two people who broadly disagree on key issues? Let’s hear your opinion in our Comments section
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A Jewish Journalist’s Exclusive Look Inside Iran
The Jewish Daily Forward sent Larry Cohler-Esses to Iran after the government granted its first visa to a pro-Israel publication in nearly three decades. What he found was a nation in the midst of major changes and a great concern for the Palestinian people. He also found a surprising flexibility amongst even senior clerics regarding a two-state solution. Most importantly, he failed to find evidence of a “plot” to destroy Israel.
Retired Generals and Admirals Release Letter Backing Iran Nuclear Deal
With opposition mounting in Congress, three dozen former generals and admirals weighed-in on the nuke deal. In an open letter, they endorsed the deal and its positive impact on US national security. The letter—which you can read here—states “there is no better option to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon.”
Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?
OilPrice.com examines the Saudi-led oil glut. It started out as a stage-managed dip in prices to punish Iran, punish Russia and to punish the US shale industry. But it’s quickly morphed into a “bottomless pit” for the market. Now, it’s turned into a rout that’sslated to last through 2016. Although the Saudis have the financial reserves needed to survive their miscalculations, they are locked into a production war they didn’t anticipate and a potential budgetary squeeze they cannot afford over the long term.
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DuPont and the Chemistry of Deception
The Intercept exposes the long, sordid history of DuPont’s chemical coating business and the human toll it exacted on workers at the Washington Works DuPont plant in West Virginia. The chemical at the center of the deception is perfluorooctanoic acid. Also known as C8, it is the key to DuPont’s profitable string of successes like Lyrca, Tyvek and Teflon. C8 is just one of “tens of thousands of unregulated industrial chemicals” with an eight-carbon chain that gives it the unique ability to repel water. It’s also left behind a staggering legacy of cancer..
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How Elephants and Songbirds Are Helping Humans Communicate
It‘s World Elephant Day. At the top of everyone’s agenda is the poaching crisis currently driving elephants to the brink of extinction. But Smithsonian thinks it’s also important to note the complex social structures and intense forms of communication that typify elephant culture. These structures tell us a lot about elephants, about evolution and about new ways human beings can improve their own societies through technologies that mimic elephants’ seismic communication skills.
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