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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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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested this weekend to demand a ceasefire following the deaths of six more hostages in Gaza, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to reject the terms of a deal that would remove Israeli troops from southern Gaza. This comes after nearly 11 months of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed over 40,000 Palestinians in the territory, according to local health authorities. “Our politicians won’t listen to anything, because they’re driven out of self-interest,” says Israeli peace activist Yonatan Zeigen, whose mother ... 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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Round table: "The Women of the House of Habsburg in the Courts of Europe's Baroque Period". Composed of Katrin Keller (Austrian Academy of Sciences), Mathieu Da Vinha (Centre de recherche du château de Versailles), Derval Conroy (University College Dublin), and moderated by Kathleen Wilson Chevalier (American University, París).
This round table took place in 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 ... continua

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Public health officials are decrying President-elect Donald Trump for selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed, Kennedy would head a sprawling agency that oversees drug, vaccine and food safety, as well as medical research. Kennedy is one of the nation’s most prominent vaccine skeptics and has spread numerous public health conspiracy theories. Kennedy has claimed HIV may not cause AIDS. He claimed COVID-19 was designed to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people. He has claimed chemicals in the nation’s water ... continua

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