Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns CBS. In the age of creeping Trumpian fascism, this firing may be more than a typical studio cost-cutting measure taken in the shadow of a looming merger. I feel badly […]
Archives for July 2025
Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok
Written byArzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org ) – On July 9, a court blocked access to some of the content shared by Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The decision, issued by Ankara’s 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace, makes Turkey the first country in the world to officially censor Grok on the grounds that the chatbot […]
Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries
Marina Joubert, Stellenbosch University (The Conservative) – Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare occurrences for the place and time, and which pose a danger to large numbers of people and the economy. Marina Joubert researches […]
Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, killing three women and wounding several several others, in the old quarter of Gaza City. The shelling did substantial damage to the church building, as well. The Baptist Hospital received […]
Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State
by Dr Mustafa Fetouri ( Middle East Monitor ) – Just over a decade ago, Tunisia was the brightest light of the Arab Spring—the rare case where mass protest led to a peaceful transition and hopes for real democracy. Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation in 2010 triggered a revolution that toppled Ben Ali’s regime and inspired uprisings […]
Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos
By Eric Ross ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In recent months, nuclear weapons have reemerged in global headlines. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan approached the brink of a full-scale war, a confrontation that could have become an extinction-level event, with the potential to claim up to two billion lives worldwide. The instability of a global order […]
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Begins Disarmament after 47 Years of Conflict with Türkiye
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun a symbolic disarmament process as part of ongoing peace efforts. On July 11, a ceremony was held in the Jasana Cave, located in northern Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah Governorate. Thirty PKK members, […]
A “Humanitarian City” of Ruins: The Final Displacement of Gaza
By Dr Oroub El-Abed In the summer of 2025, as much of the world busies itself with debates over ceasefires and hostage deals, Israel has unveiled a chilling plan: the creation of a “humanitarian city” on the ashes of Rafah. In the language of bureaucracy and security, Israeli officials describe it as a controlled enclave […]
Solar Power: California Farmers identify a hot new Cash Crop
By Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University (The Conversation) – Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year more […]
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