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Archives for September 2019

Donald Trump
After Trump Flaked Out re: Iran, Is the United Arab Emirates backing off Conflict?

After Trump Flaked Out re: Iran, Is the United Arab Emirates backing off Conflict?

Stasa Salacanin

By Stasa Salacanin | – The recently-held meetings between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iranian officials have caught many by surprise, particularly given that, not long ago, the UAE – along with Saudi Arabia – was one of the main opponents of Tehran and a vocal supporter of the US administration’s policy of “maximum […]

Islamophobia
Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

contributors

“The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who wears a turban, won a round of applause in the Commons for asking an angry and passionate question about Boris Johnson’s language about minorities, and particularly his column about Muslim women who wear the burqa looking like letterboxes. The prime minister said his comments were ‘a strong liberal […]

Climate Change
Could Climate Crisis' Extreme Weather Threaten American Prosperity?

Could Climate Crisis’ Extreme Weather Threaten American Prosperity?

The Conversation

By Gary W. Yohe | – Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads to heavy flooding. Officials in the Bahamas feared “unprecedented” devastation after Dorian hovered over the islands for two days, pummeling it with rain. But beyond more intense and slow-moving hurricanes, the […]

Donald Trump
Trump Pilfers Billions from cyber-security, Puerto Rico in Pentagon Budget for Great White Wall

Trump Pilfers Billions from cyber-security, Puerto Rico in Pentagon Budget for Great White Wall

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne at CNN report that Trump is stealing $3.6 billion from 127 projects in the Defense Department budget that was constitutionally purposed by Congress, and using them unconstitutionally for 140 miles of his Great White Wall at the Mexico border. And remember, he promised Mexico would […]

European Union
Will Boris Johnson taking Britain to New Elections Result in an Even More Ideological Government?

Will Boris Johnson taking Britain to New Elections Result in an Even More Ideological Government?

The Conversation

By Matthew Cole | – Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has confirmed that he will call a vote on holding a general election if MPs legislate to block a no-deal Brexit. His pledge came after he lost a key vote to the so-called rebel alliance of MPs, which included numerous members of his own […]

Afghanistan
That time Trump Spoke of Nuking Afghanistan, Killing 10 Million

That time Trump Spoke of Nuking Afghanistan, Killing 10 Million

contributors

By Janelle Carlson (Informed Comment) – Lost in the constant stream of shock and awe that characterizes Donald Trump’s Presidency, he states that he could end America’s 19 year war in Afghanistan in ten days. The catch, as it were, is that he would have to kill 10 million Afghans to do so. That killing […]

Israel/ Palestine
The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel

The War Ahead: Netanyahu’s Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor) – On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted four different Arab countries in two days. The Lebanese response, accompanied by jubilation throughout Lebanon, shows […]

Climate Change
Failing Breitbart Comes for Juan Cole on Climate History and it Won't Go Well

Failing Breitbart Comes for Juan Cole on Climate History and it Won’t Go Well

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I understand that the far, far rightwing reused toilet paper that is Breitbart ran a hit piece on me today for daring question the record of Florida’s Saint DeSantis on doing nothing about carbon dioxide emissions that are sinking his state. Breitbart’s offices are in Los Angeles, which is itself […]

European Union
To preserve democracy, the UK needs a mass movement both inside and outside Parliament

To preserve democracy, the UK needs a mass movement both inside and outside Parliament

Waging Nonviolence

By Symon Hill ( Waging Nonviolence) – Thousands of people poured onto the streets of the United Kingdom . . . to challenge Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament. Activists are used to calling on politicians to make decisions, not to take direct action. But that’s precisely what’s needed to stop Boris Johnson’s […]

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