Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era
As we now face a global dearth of alternative political ideas, perhaps it’s no wonder we are turning again to the Mahatma for inspiration
Are Trump & Khashoggi Case dragging down SecDef Mattis, Last Adult in Room?
The most vocal attack on the former Marine general came from a member of Trump’s own Republican party this week, Senator Lindsey Graham
Tourism to Palestine Spikes to 2.8 mn despite Israeli Sabotage Attempts
“We also had to refute the Israeli claims that there is no security in the Palestinian territories.”
Life at Trump Speed: Mental Whiplash and Forgotten Outrages
San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) – I took my first hit of speed in 1970 during my freshman year in college. That little white pill — Dexedrine […]
Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires (Juan Cole @MajorityFm, Video @SamSeder )
Juan Cole’s New Book
Dangerous CO2 Spurt: How the Rich Countries are Failing to Curb Climate Emergency
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Carbon Dioxide emissions were up again this year, after a hiatus during which people wondered if the world had gotten […]
In Both Irelands, Movement to Stand against Settler Occupation of West Bank
One million euros worth of settlements’ goods are imported to Ireland annually
Jerusalem in Athens: Refugees, the Youth Left and the Crises of Nation and Capital
On Friday, December 8, 2017, hundreds of young Palestinians and Arabs poured out onto the streets in front of Athens Syntagma square
Palestinian-American Congresswoman to take delegation to West Bank
Democratic representative-elect Rashida Tlaib is “planning to lead a congressional delegation to the Israeli-occupied West Bank”, according to a report by the Intercept. The Intercept […]
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