Here is my essay for this week’s Tomdispatch.com . Check out the great Tom Engelhardt’s introduction at that site, where he reminds us of the […]
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We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice
Roy Eidelson Note: This essay is adapted from the author’s August address at the American Psychological Association annual convention and from a webinar he presented in early […]
Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This month Brazil’s National Electric System Operator estimated that wind and solar are now producing nearly 40 percent of the […]
Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses
Further Due Diligence Needed After Suspension of Some Cloud and AI Services Human Rights Watch — (New York, October 10, 2025) – Microsoft should suspend […]
How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study
By Gulnaz Anjum, University of Limerick and Mudassar Aziz, University of Oslo (The Conversation) – When the daytime air feels like an oven and night […]
Israeli Government Votes to Implement Trump Peace Plan for Gaza as Hamas Pledges to Uphold it
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 , the Israeli government on Friday approved the ceasefire in Gaza and the […]
“From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:19
With no. 19 in in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the theme turns away from the glory of kings […]
Never in a Million Years: 10 Reasons why Trump should never be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Who doesn’t know that President Donald Trump desperately wants a Nobel Peace Prize and said bitterly, “They will never give me […]
A short History of the Gaza Strip takes a long View of today’s Conflict
By Martin Kear, University of Sydney (The Conversation) – A Short History of the Gaza Strip, by historian Anne Irfan, is a timely addition to […]
As Ceasefire Looms, Gaza’s Children are Still Starving
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump peace plan has resulted in an agreement between Hamas and Israel to pause fighting and exchange prisoners. Other […]
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