Two hundred and sixty names of babies whose age was 0; names of babies who didn’t get to celebrate their first birthday, nor will they ever celebrate anything else. Here are some of their names: Abdul Jawad Hussu, Abdul Khaleq Baba, Abdul Rahim Awad, Abdul Rauf al-Fara, Murad Abu Saifan, Nabil al-Eidi, Najwa Radwan, Nisreen al-Najar, Oday al-Sultan, Zayd al-Bahbani, Zeyn al-Jarusha, Zayne Shatat. What dreams did their parents have for them? Then there are hundreds of names of one- and two-year old children; toddlers three or four years of age; children who were five, six, seven or eight, up to the youths who were 17 when they died.
Climate Crisis
The Guardian: ‘From coal to clean’ – UK does not need to turn to gas, says WWF
A World Wildlife Foundation report suggests renewables, battery storage, and flexible technologies can replace coal plants, without having to introduce gas power plants to cover the transition. This is something new. Read here
Finance
Nick Shaxson: No, corporate tax avoidance is not legal
So tax avoidance is perfectly legal: it’s evasion that’s illegal (and criminal)? Not so fast. Read here
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer: “The Israel lobby is as powerful as ever”
The American international relations scholar on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and power competition in the Middle East. Read HERE
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