Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]
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Welcome to Psychopathocracy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We are now on the brink of a new form of government, undreamed of by Aristotle, who spoke of monarchy, […]
Turkish President Erdogan Sees Better Ties with US Under Trump
TeleSur | – – “I believe we will accelerate dialogue when Mr. Trump takes office,” Erdogan said. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he […]
Exxon’s Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics
Brian C. Black | (The Conversation) | – – “How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country” is the subtitle […]
‘Onward Christian Zionists’: Trump, Israel and the Inauguration
Shalom Goldman | (Informed Comment) | – – While US support for Israel has never been stronger (witness the 38 billion dollar aid package signed […]
Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Occasionally entertainment and politics intersect, often hitting a false note. You never want your screenplay to […]
How the Arrogance of Cold War Triumph brought us this Low
By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – The fall of the Berlin Wall in October 1989 abruptly ended one historical era […]
Comey should be fired if it’s the last thing Obama Does
By William W. Keller | (Informed Comment) | – – James Comey is keeping a low profile these days. Not even a peep. Not even […]
Israel’s Netanyahu bribed Major Newspaper to get Positive Coverage
TeleSur | – – The Israeli right-wing leader tried to negotiate with the owner of a critical and highly circulated newspaper to get positive coverage. […]
10 Social Media Lessons from the Middle East for 2017
by Damian Radcliffe | ( Mediashift.org ) The past year has been another fascinating 12 months for social media watchers in the Middle East. I’ve […]