Although ties between Washington and Tel Aviv are stronger than ever, Israeli leaders are aware of a vastly changing political landscape. The US' own political turmoil and the global power realignment - which is on full display in the Middle East - indicate that a new era is, indeed, in the making. Unsurprisingly, this new era involves China.
Despite the bloody headlines, a slow-motion alignment of interests could mean peace in Afghanistan — if the Trump administration cooperates.
Where do you look for hope in dark times? Longtime organizer and author L.A. Kauffman looks to a chart she keeps on her wall that tracks how many people have participated in protests since January 2017. Right now that number is upwards of 21.5 million. It's a visual reminder of a fact that’s easily overlooked: We are living in a time of unprecedented protest.
“We will not accept this kind of government. The women are not going back to the kitchen. The gays are not going back into the closet,” said Mariana Mitic, a Rio de Janeiro University Fine Arts student. “We are not going back. We are not bowing down. We will fight.”
Research confirms that massive migration, into the millions, will be an inevitable consequence of global warming.
The slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was declared a Saint by the Catholic Church on October 14. But for many people in Latin America, Romero was already a saint.
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