Informed Comment - Part 1175

Black Panther: Honoring the legacy of Black style

by Henry Navarro Delgado | (The Conversation) | – – One knows that something is touching a nerve in North American culture when a foreign […]

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Featured

11,004 Gun Murders in US vs. 26 (equiv. 130) in England Annually

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised A lot of smoke is being generated to cover up the fact that the horrific […]

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Israel/ Palestine

54 Palestinians from Gaza died in 2017 awaiting Israeli travel permits

Middle East Monitor | – – The record low rate of permits issued by Israel for Palestinians seeking vital medical treatment to travel outside the […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Celebrities speak out for Jailed Teen Ahed Tamimi: Israel/Palestine

IMEMC | – – Celebrities and civil rights figures declared their support for imprisoned Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, 17, who was detained by Israeli forces […]

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Corruption

What Does Netanyahu Corruption Case tell us about Trump’s Fate?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu be indicted for corruption. The recommendation now […]

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Climate Change

Sea Level Rise Speeding up as Humans burn more Fossil Fuels

TeleSur | – – The rise in global sea levels has accelerated since the 1990s amid rising temperatures, with a thaw of Greenland’s ice sheet […]

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Kurds

The U.S. Is Permanently Occupying Northern Syria, and That’s Trouble

By Reese Erlich | (The Progressive) | – – When President Barack Obama started bombing Syria in 2014, he enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington, D.C. […]

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Pentagon