Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]
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Forced to Work on an Overheating Planet
Workers on the front lines of climate change are treated as expendable. This is morally bankrupt and unsustainable By Denise Brennan As the planet heats […]
For First time in History, Renewables Overtook Coal in Global Electricity Production in H1
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy analysis firm has released its global electricity report for the first half of 2025, and it contains […]
Israel/Palestine: States Should Act to Halt Atrocities
2 Years Since October 7, 2023 Highlights Need to Protect Civilians Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End […]
A Case for Nonviolent Resistance: MAGA Men and Rage
( Tomdispatch.com ) – One strangely hot November afternoon, I waited for my elementary-school-aged kids to arrive at their bus stop. The quiet in our […]
No, Despite Hegseth, we Don’t need an even “More Lethal” NATO
By Pieter Smit and Anne-Ruth Wertheim | – Translated by Kevin Cook | – ( BNNVARA.NL ) – After Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in his […]
Trump’s Gaza Initiative: Chance for Peace or Empty Words?
by Azmat Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – After nearly two years of war in Gaza, a sudden and surprising development has emerged. […]
The Two Years of Fighting since October 7 have transformed the Middle East
By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University (The Conversation) – The morning of October 7 2023 set in process a series of events which have profoundly changed […]
IC Fundraising Appeal: Support Independent Journalism in a Year of Living Dangerously
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – These are parlous times for people who speak out against injustice, and I cannot thank our loyal readers enough for […]
Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]
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