Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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On Labor Day, American Workers are Poor because they Aren’t Socialists
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America caucus in the Democratic Party and its stars such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez […]
Israel must Act Unilaterally to Impose Reality on Palestianians: Defense Minister Lieberman
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel’s defence minister said Monday that negotiations with Palestinians on the situation in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank were pointless […]
Israeli Director Gitai Blasts Netanyahu for “Cozying up to anti-Semites”
Venice (AFP) – Israeli director Amos Gitai lashed his country’s government Monday for trying to “turn culture into propaganda” and cosying up to the “worst […]
McCain Funeral: TV makes it all about Personalities, elides Oil Drilling, War, Tax Cuts
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Cable television news shows and perhaps social media as well are misleading us by concentrating on personalities instead of issues, […]
Trump Aid Cuts to Palestinians Boost Tension, Embolden Israeli Hard Right
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump’s swingeing cuts to aid for Palestinians will advance Israel’s interests but risk compromising a US-led peace […]
Saudi Arabia again threatens Canal to make Neighbor Qatar an Island
Riyadh (AFP) – A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring […]
Killing for Coal (Literally)
(Otherwords.org) – Shocking as this sounds, the U.S. government is — by its own admission — willing to murder up to 1,600 Americans a year […]
China defies Trump on Iran, Creating new Benchmark Crude Market in Yuan
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China’s new futures market in Shanghai is trading in the Chinese currency, the Yuan, rather than dollars. One reason for […]
Public on Trump: 60%: Disapprove; 49%: Impeach! 53%; Guilty of Obstruction!
Washington (AFP) – Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job performance and nearly half support impeachment, according to an opinion poll published […]
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