Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Fariba Amini writes: Omer Bartov recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the New York Times in which […]
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Is Trump really a Fascist?
By David Prochaska | (Informed Comment) | – – The “highly unusual,” “unprecedented” Trump administration is leading us into “uncharted territory,” but where exactly? Since […]
Iran is Back: With Int’l Sanctions lifted and Putin Friendly, Tehran is on a Roll
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iranian petroleum sales to its top four Asian customers rose nearly 60% year on year in […]
The White House Wouldn’t Post Trump Staffers’ Financial Disclosures. So We Did
by Ariana Tobin and Derek Kravitz | (ProPublica) | – – In a remarkable Friday night news dump, the Trump administration made dozens of White […]
Israel knicks 25 Acres Of Palestinian Lands In Salfit for Colonial Purposes
IMEMC | – – The Israeli government is planning to illegally confiscate 25 acres of Palestinian lands, in Salfit district, in the northeastern part of […]
Mosul: ISIL Deploys Ideological Booby Trap As It Retreats
David Patrikarakos | ( RFE/RL ) | – – The coalition battling to take the Iraqi city of Mosul from the extremist [so-called] “Islamic State” […]
Putin joins ranks of Climate Denialists in support of Trump
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian President Vladimir Putin has abruptly become a climate-change denialist, apparently under the influence of key […]
Iraqis Weigh in on Airstrike That Killed Hundreds In Mosul
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – There is plenty of speculation about how hundreds of non-combatants were killed in Mosul, all apparently […]
No, supremacists, the Vikings wouldn’t have put up with “Teuton” Donald Trump
By Keith Ruiter | (The Conversation) | – – It has been suggested that Donald Trump “may get his assertive rather than passive manner from […]
Palestinians condemn Israel’s new illegal squatting in West Bank
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian leaders on Thursday and Friday strongly condemned an Israeli security cabinet vote on Thursday night […]