Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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Russia’s Neo-Feudal Capitalism
Anders Åslund. | (Project Syndicate) | – – WASHINGTON, DC – Vladimir Putin’s Russia is looking more and more like the sclerotic and stagnant Soviet […]
Rightwing False Flag: German Officer Posed as Syrian Refugee, Planned Attack
TeleSur | – – The man knew no Arabic and is of German heritage, but successfully posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker. German authorities have uncovered […]
In Photos: Palestinians launch general strike in support of imprisoned hunger strikers
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A general strike was held across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Thursday, as […]
Planet Ravagers: How Trump & GOP are like Aliens in “Independence Day”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – “They’re like locusts. They’re moving from planet to planet, their entire civilization. Once they consume every […]
Dear Marine Le Pen: Only a Fascist would Praise Colonialism . . . Oh Wait
Jessica Northey | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – Marine Le Pen’s declaration that colonialism was a positive thing is not only a denial of France’s […]
Can Progressives Mobilize to Save the Middle Class?
By James A. Haught | (Charleston Gazette-Mail) | – – The progressive vision for America — to make life better for all families, not just […]
Climate March: Can we Save the Planet without Taking on the Pentagon?
By H Patricia Hynes | ( Portside ) | – – If we are not united in peace, we cannot save the planet. – Thich […]
Trump Sanctuary Threat Quashed by Court – Is anything he does Constitutional?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – US district judge William Orrick responded to a lawsuit by the county of San Francisco and […]
Syria’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today
By Andrea Williams | (The Conversation) | – – The Syrian Civil War has been raging for six years. It has killed nearly half a […]