The Week in Stories Around the Globe

How much aid has made it into Gaza since Israel said it was easing restrictions?

Last Sunday, GHF distributed around 1 million meals and at least another 1.2 million from Monday to Wednesday, and 1.3 million on Thursday. GHF did not appear to publish the number of meals distributed on Friday, but on Saturday said it released at least 1.7 million meals.

#GazaStarving #GazaUnderAttack #Israel #AidColalitionToGaza

‘We’re suffering’: People in Sudan’s el-Fasher eat animal fodder to survive

“We are suffering, world. We need humanitarian aid – food and medicine – whether by airdrop or by opening ground routes. We cannot survive in this condition,” Othman Angaro, from a displacement camp in el-Fasher, told Al Jazeera.

#SudanCrisis #sudan_war_updates #Darfur #Africa

Betraying Howard Zinn: How the White Left Uses Scholarship to Undermine Black/White Solidarity

The difference between Zinn and Finkelstein is approximately the difference between modernity and madness. If Zinn regarded his Black Spelman students as an opportunity to connect, grow and move America forward, Finkelstein sees African American political thought as a rival, challenging his privileged position in society. The cost to the country of marginalizing African Americans is considerable for history is clear: dating back to at least the end of the Civil War, Blacks are the sine qua non of revolution in America.

#SpelmanCollege #Atlanta #HowardZinn #Leftist

Forests are sucking up much less carbon

 In typical years, forests and other vegetation suck up roughly 30% of emissions from burning fossil fuels. But “the past several years have been anything but typical,” says the World Resources Institute, which produces closely watched forest data.

#Trees #carbonzero #ClimateCrisis #nature


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