Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]
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Trump’s national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings
First Amendment at Stake
Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – According to the Kurdish news site Rudaw, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson weighed in on the […]
Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Kurdistan Regional Government on Thursday rejected the decisions of the Iraqi parliament and government. It […]
We Get Sick, They Get Rich
by Sam Pizzigati | ( Inequality.org ) | – – Our ‘free market’ health care system gives CEOs the freedom to squeeze us. Blogging Our […]
Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion
By Haifaa Jawad | (The Conversation) | – – In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud […]
What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today’s America
Arab-Americans deal with stereotypes
Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Iraqi army take control of […]
Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport
TeleSur | – – U.S. forces responded with an airstrike but one of the missiles went off course in a “malfunction,” causing several casualties. Kabul’s […]
The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban
By Medea Benjamin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – No matter their age, Saudi women are treated like minors — to the point […]