Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – With the prospect of new Iranian nuclear power plants looking dim after Israeli and American bombing of its civilian nuclear […]
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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 […]
US Ends Funding for UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
Washington (AFP) – The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was […]
Singer Lana Del Rey cancels Israel Show after Boycott Pressure
Jerusalem (AFP) – American singer Lana Del Rey said Friday she was postponing a performance in Israel after failing to set up a show “in […]
In Epochal Shift, California Votes for 100% Green Electricity by 2045
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, the California state legislature voted to mandate that all the state’s electricity come from non-carbon sources (chiefly wind, […]
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