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The Biden administration is sending an advanced anti-missile defense system and 100 U.S. troops to Israel in advance of expected retaliatory strikes against Iran. This marks the first significant deployment of American troops to Israel since the beginning of its assault on Gaza, though the U.S. has spent an estimated tens of billions of dollars on the Israeli military and related operations. “The irony here is the Iranian missile attack is only going to happen if we help Israel strike Iran first,” says Win Without War’s Harrison Mann. With the deployment of ... continua

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French firemen, losing the fight against this fire

The german military administration in France ended with the Liberation of France after the Normandy and Provence landings. It formally existed from May 1940 to December 1944, though most of its territory had been liberated by the allies by the end of summer 1944.

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We get an update on Israel’s war on Lebanon from journalist Rania Abouzeid in Beirut. “We are seeing a definite escalation that started a month ago and doesn’t show any sign of letting up,” she observes, describing unrestrained attacks by Israel throughout the country, on all sectors of society, as Israel carries out its “Dahiya doctrine” in an attempt to foment division among the Lebanese population. “This is the Gaza playbook. … The sentiment here is that this is now a war on Lebanon,” Abouzeid says.

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In 2016, the Welsh Wellbeing of Future Generations Act came into force, a world-first law that created a commissioner to oversee public bodies to ensure they are incorporating a long-term vision in decision-making. decisions. This is a formula to monitor the coherence of public policies and the real progress of ecological transition proposals that aspire to achieve the social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being of future generations.
How does democracy improve by trying to represent those who are not yet born? What tools does the commissioner have to ... continua

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"Queenship in Early Modern World: Display, Ceremonial, Portraiture and Patronage" by Elena Woodacre (University of Winchester).
This conference is part of the Symposium "Key Women in the Creation of the Prado’s Collections.
From Isabella of Bourbon to Maria Anna of Neuburg" which took place on 6 and 7 March 2023.
Two relevant features of the Prado Museum’s make it paradigmatic in our study of the role of women in the field of artistic patronage: we can explore, recover, and discuss and disseminate these women’s contributions to the creation of the Museum by ... continua

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Throughout history, each age has believed itself to have greater access to knowledge than in the past: but are we really less ignorant today than our ancestors were? Historian Peter Burke explores the history of ignorance between religion and science, politics and economics. How do we study ignorance, the absence of knowledge? Are we living in the Age of Knowledge or the Age of Ignorance? Speaker: Peter Burke, Emmanuel College Cambridge Moderates: Telmo Pievani, BergamoScienza Association Special thanks to Fondazione Dalmine ETS and Tenaris Dalmine

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Republican vice-presidential nominee Ohio Senator JD Vance has doubled down on his sexist remarks that Democrats are led by “childless cat ladies,” claiming the party is anti-family. He made the original comment on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show in 2021. He has also previously suggested parents should be given more votes than childless people. “I just find the entire line of attack to be ridiculous and also unpopular,” says New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose, who notes that Republicans generally also oppose paid leave, universal child care and other ... continua

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