Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new CNN/SSRS poll of about 1,000 people shows that among a random sample of registered voters, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden each crush Trump by 6 to 7 points, even at this very early point in the campaign. Kamala Harris also wins, but by a smaller margin. This poll […]
Archives for May 2019
The GOP is Demonizing the Left in New Red Scare, but US Public wants . . . Socialism
(Otherwords) – The policies Republicans smear as Stalinist are a good deal more popular than their own. By Jim Hightower | May 1, 2019 “Socialism,” snarled Donald Trump at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. The obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back in unison: So-sh’ll-izz-ummm! There you have the entire intellectual content of the […]
How the Mideast Officer Corps and Trump derailed the Arab Spring– and Hope
( Tomdispatch.com ) – “Al-Shebab,” said my student Jerry early in the fall 2010 semester. “We’re calling our small group al-Shebab. It means ‘The Youth.’” From his name alone, I wouldn’t have guessed his background, but he was proud of his family’s Egyptian roots and had convinced his classmates to give their group an Arabic […]
Did Saudi Arabia offer Palestine Pres. Mahmoud Abbas Billions to bow to Kushner ‘Deal of Century’?
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Saudi Arabia offered Palestinian Authority (PA) $10 billion to accept the United States’ so-called “Deal of the Century,” according to Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar news outlet, on Thursday. Sources said that during a meeting, on Wednesday, between Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Salman briefed Abbas about the details […]
Super-Majority of Arab Youth in New Poll say Religion too Important in Public Life
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A just-released survey of youth (aged 18-24) in 16 Arab countries has found that 66% of them say there is too much religion in public life. Further, fully 79%, almost 4 in 5, say that the Arab world desperately needs to reform its religious institutions. Fully half said that religion […]
The Yemen War is one of the Most Destructive since the Cold War: UN
A recent UN report sheds light on the devastating humanitarian and economic impact of the war in Yemen and how it sets back human development there more than 20 years, Anadolu reports. The report by the organization’s development program (UNDP) highlights the humanitarian situation there, which was one of the worst in the world even […]
Why the Assange indictment is a Threat to the US First Amendment
By Ofer Raban | – A British court on Wednesday sentenced Julian Assange to almost a year in prison for jumping bail. That’s not the end of Assange’s legal problems: On May 2, Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks, will appear at a London court in relation to his requested extradition to the U.S. The American […]
Slo-Mo Ethnic Cleansing: Israel has forced 3,000 Palestinians from their Jerusalem Homes in 15 Years
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem revealed that Israeli authorities forced around 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem between 2004 and 2019. B’Tselem published a report, stating, “The Jerusalem Municipality demolished 830 residential units, and 120 more were demolished by their owners on the municipality’s orders.” B’Tselem stressed, “The municipality […]
Mueller thinks Trump Committed Obstruction: Why he Wrote to Barr and why Barr Lied
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky at WaPo broke the story that Special Counsel Bob Mueller wrote a sharp letter to Attorney General William Barr to protest the 4-page summary Barr put out before releasing the Mueller report to the public. The letter was private but someone just leaked it to WaPo. […]
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