Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]
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Why Electric SUVs will save the American Car Companies, not China Tariffs
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Joann Muller at Forbes, in a piece on Ford Motor Company’s plans vastly to expand its […]
Europe to finance $800 mn. for Indian Solar Industry
By Frédéric Simon | EURACTIV.com | – – A handout photo made available by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) showing the Indian Prime […]
Pompeo’s rise at State will make Mideast war more likely
By Gregory Aftandilian | (The Conversation) | – – After U.S. president Donald Trump fired his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, many analysts have focused […]
Can Democracy Survive Trump’s untransparent Forever Wars Abroad?
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdisptach.com ) | – – Overseas, the United States is engaged in real wars in which bombs are dropped, […]
Happiness Index: From Immigrants to Health, how Trump & GOP are making America Sad (Sad)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The World Happiness Index is out this year, and the United States is ranked only 18 […]
CIA Cables detail New Director’s Role in Torture at Thailand Black Site (Redacted)
Correction: Trump’s Pick to Head CIA Did Oversee torture at Thai black site but Not of Abu Zubaydah On Feb. 22, 2017, ProPublica published a […]
Did United Arab Emirates lobbying instigate Tillerson’s sacking?
Middle East Monitor | – – US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, one week after the BBC obtained emails revealing […]
‘Algorithms of Oppression:’ How Corporations Reinforce Racism and Biases
TeleSur | – – “People think of algorithms as simply a mathematical formulation, but in fact, algorithms are really about automated decisions.” Through the book, […]
Pompeo, Big Oil and the attack on Iran Deal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – All you need to know about Mike Pompeo, the four-term congressman from Kansas who is actually […]
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