Informed Comment

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 […]

The Conversation

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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 […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN, Regardless of the Trump Plan

( Codepink ) – As U.S. President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at […]

Nicolas J. S. Davies

Climate Crisis

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 […]

Open Democracy

Climate Crisis

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 […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

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 […]

Human Rights Watch

Dissent

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 […]

Andrea Mazzarino

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