Click Here to Read: Climate change: Five things we have learned from the IPCC report By Matt McGrath on the BBC News website on August 9, 2021, Satelite image from NASA showning wildfires from Athens, Greece in 5 August 2021 Image: worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Category: Politics
The Assault on Empiricism
Click Here to Read: From crime to climate change, the hostility of ‘movements’ to data is making it impossible to address real-world problems BY Wilfred Reilly on the Tablet website on August 11, 2021.
Proud Boys at Confederate protest with Fred Perry polo Image: Anthony Crider. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The Franklin Prophecy
Click Here to Read: The Franklin Prophecy: America’s most virulent antisemitic forgery is all about the Benjamins, baby by Scott D. Seligman on the Tablet August 4, 2021. IBenjamin Franklin Memorial mage: Photo by Michael Parker (Michael H. Parker). James Earle Fraser, sculptor Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
After 49 years, Israeli victims of 1972 Olympic massacre honored at Tokyo opener
Click Here to Read: After 49 years, Israeli victims of 1972 Olympic massacre honored at Tokyo opener For first time, moment of silence held at start of Games for 11 Israeli athletes slain by Palestinian terrorists; victims’ widows: ‘This is the moment we’ve waited for’ By Toi Sfaff and AgenciesS23 on the Time of Israel website on July 2021.
A monument on Yud Alef square in Tel Aviv by Eli Ilan after it was unveiled during the memorial ceremony for the 11 Israeli athletes slain in Munich. Image: This is available from National Photo Collection of Israel, Photography dept. Goverment Press Office (link), under the digital ID D148-064. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
What Saudi Arabia Is Thinking
Click Here to Read: What Saudi Arabia Is Thinking: There’s talk of the new American administration moving closer to Iran. Could a Saudi step toward peace with Israel protect Riyadh from the troubles that might ensue? by Richard Goldberg on the Mosaic website on November 24 2020. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud mage: U.S. Department of State from United States Public Domain via WIkimedia Commons.
China Resources
Free resources – not groups, but can be helpful in terms of conceptualizing someone’s experiences around ethnic identity as a Chinese:
- China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/china-humanities-individual-chinese-culture?delta=1
- ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/chinax-book-club-five-authors-five-books-five-views-china?delta=1
- https://staging.gsd.harvard.edu/project/critical-chinese-copying/`
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