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Archives for December 2018

Yemen
Yemen’s Warring Parties agree to Ceasefire at Key Port in UN Talks

Yemen’s Warring Parties agree to Ceasefire at Key Port in UN Talks

Natacha Yazbeck

Rimbo, Sweden | AFP | – Yemen’s warring parties on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire on a vital port in a series of breakthroughs in UN-brokered peace talks that could mark a major turning point after four years of devastating conflict. If implemented, the deal on the Hodeida port, a key gateway for aid and […]

Israel/ Palestine
Natalie Portman:  Israel's 'Nation-State Law' is 'Racist' and 'a Mistake"

Natalie Portman: Israel’s ‘Nation-State Law’ is ‘Racist’ and ‘a Mistake”

TeleSur

“Because I care about Israel, I must stand up against violence, corruption, inequality, and abuse of power.”

Banking
Wall Street, Inequality and the Anger of the People

Wall Street, Inequality and the Anger of the People

Nomi Prins

( Tomdispatch.com ) – As we head into 2019, leaving the chaos of this year behind, a major question remains unanswered when it comes to the state of Main Street, not just here but across the planet. If the global economy really is booming, as many politicians claim, why are leaders and their parties around […]

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Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – We need your help! Informed Comment is almost unique in systematically reporting on US foreign policy and Middle East affairs from a Left perspective. We hope readers have enjoyed and benefited from Informed Comment’s major redesign this past year. We also carried original reporting, and began […]

Corruption
If Cohen and Pecker are Guilty of Campaign Finance Felonies, isn't Trump?

If Cohen and Pecker are Guilty of Campaign Finance Felonies, isn’t Trump?

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The special counsel’s investigation into hush money Trump paid to a Playboy model and a porn star turns out so far to be much more significant than Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump’s collusion with Russia in 2016. The law on campaign finance violations, while not air tight, is far clearer […]

Saudi Arabia
When Bin Salman Killed Khashoggi, he Killed his Futuristic Megacity, 'Neom,' Too

When Bin Salman Killed Khashoggi, he Killed his Futuristic Megacity, ‘Neom,’ Too

Middle East Monitor

The concept was to create a start-up city founded on cutting-edge technologies from robotics to artificial intelligence.

Donald Trump
Is Saudi Crown Prince using Kushner to Manipulate Trump?

Is Saudi Crown Prince using Kushner to Manipulate Trump?

Juan Cole

Rising up with Sonali featured an interview with me on “Saudi Crown Prince Might Be Manipulating Trump Through Kushner” by Sonali Kolhatkar. Watch @jricole explain how “Saudi Crown Prince Might Be Manipulating Trump Through Kushner?” by @RUWithSonali on #Vimeo https://t.co/DgfKGfPJV1 — Rising Up W/ Sonali (@RUWithSonali) December 12, 2018

Yemen
In Rebuke to Trump, US Senate will Vote on Ending Military Support for Saudis in Yemen

In Rebuke to Trump, US Senate will Vote on Ending Military Support for Saudis in Yemen

AFP

Mounting anger may prompt a separate measure accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of murder.

Islam
The Rightwing ‘American Spectator’ doesn’t Want you to read my ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace ‘

The Rightwing ‘American Spectator’ doesn’t Want you to read my ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace ‘

Juan Cole

Harrod’s argument is one of the most grievous fallacies of anachronism ever to be committed in the history of humankind.

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