Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]
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Let’s Keep Russia’s Hack in Perspective: It isn’t an Excuse for Nuclear Sabre-Rattling
(Informed Comment) – Rhetorical overkill is the order of the day. Russian agents or freelancers were one of many who hacked this and past elections […]
Internet Giants finally Take down Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
New York (AFP) – Internet giants launched an offensive Monday against far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is now banned from Apple, Facebook, Spotify and […]
If US Special Ops are Winning War on Terror, why have they lost 1/2 of Afghanistan?
New York (Tomdispatch.com) – A U.S. drone strike in Yemen. (I could be talking about 2002 or 2018.) Missions by Green Berets in Iraq. (I […]
Burning Fossil Fuels risks Tipping Earth into ‘Hothouse’ State: Study
Tampa (AFP) – The planet urgently needs to transition to a green economy because fossil fuel pollution risks pushing the Earth into a lasting and […]
Saudi Arabia bullies Canada with Economic Threats for Criticizing its Horrible Human Rights Record
Saudi Arabia is attempting to bully Canada for criticizing the abysmal Saudi human rights record. (That is, if something as non-existent as Saudi human rights […]
Is Wave of Anti-Corruption Demonstrations in Iraq Doomed to Fail?
Baghdad (Niqash.org) – There are anti-government protests in Iraq every summer. But the recent batch are different, and in ways that could hinder any resolution. […]
Why New US Sanctions on Iran, Russia, will Fail
By David Cortright | – Sanctions are much in demand these days as a tool of American foreign policy. Members of Congress want tough new […]
No Deal of Century, Then? Palestine’s Abbas Calls Jared Kushner’s anti-Refugee push a ‘Conspiracy’
Abbas’ office reiterated that Trump’s peace plan is aimed at stripping the Palestinian people of their legitimate rights. Palestinian National Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas’ office […]
Emolument? Saudi Stay in Failing Trump NYC Hotel Boosted Profits 1st Quarter
David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell at WaPo have revealed that the declining revenues at Trump’s hotel in New York City were turned around in […]
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