Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]
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Worse than Russian Hack: GOP Voter Suppression planned in 20 States
By Jen Herrick | ( Otherwords.org) This year, at least 20 states are considering laws that would make it harder to vote. When President Trump […]
Jews Must Stand Up for Ahed Tamimi: Sarah Silverman
TeleSur | – – Silverman, who is of Jewish heritage, became the latest high-profile U.S. celebrity to lend her support to the imprisoned Palestinian girl. […]
Saudi Arabia’s Filthy Lucre & its War on Yemen’s Civilians
By Daniel Martin Varisco | (MENA Tidningen) | – – “Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, […]
Russian campaign Interference looks like ISIL in Polarizing Techniques
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Mueller inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign has now brought indictments against […]
Russiagate or Deep State? What Some Progressives Get Wrong on Russia
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The bizarre denialism of some on the left and right about Russiagate doesn’t […]
Israel: Protesters call for ‘crime minister’ Netanyahu to step down
Middle East Monitor | – – Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv today to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after police recommended he […]
Israel to Deny Benefits for Pro-Boycott Citizens, Local Groups
TeleSur | – – The government will create a blacklist for local individuals and groups known to support the pro-Palestinian boycott movement against Israel. Israel […]
Let’s remember the Schoolchildren US & Russian bombs are killing, too
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US-backed Saudi-led war on Yemen is keeping two million children out of school (Yemen is […]
Why do Iraq’s Shiites want US Troops out, but Sunnis prefer they Stay?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | Iraq’s Sunni Muslims are anxiously watching the debate over the presence of US troops in Iraq. Civilians […]