This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]
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Why are Tunisia’s Relations with Iran Warming Up?
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Tunisia’s President Kais Said has strengthened relations between Tunisia and Iran are to an unprecedented level. Tunisia, in […]
Settled: How the Israeli Extreme Right has Achieved Victory
By Ellen Cantarow ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In 1979, I made the first of what would turn out to be decades of periodic visits to […]
The Push To Recognize ‘Gender Apartheid’ As A Crime
Written by Michael Scollon with reporting by RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi | – (
New Labour Government in UK Unleashes Onshore Wind, with 61% of British Electricity now Low-Carbon
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Labour government in Britain last week took steps to remove the ban on onshore wind farms instituted by […]
At Least 90 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Massacre in ‘Safe Zone’ of al-Mawasi
By Julia Conley ( Commondreams.org ) – The United Nations’ top expert on human rights in Palestine condemned the Israeli military as it resorted to […]
‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near Miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell | – With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. […]
From “Hang Mike Pence,” to “Paul Pelosi Hammered” to “Shooting Trump” — Political Violence is Deadly to Democracy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – American politics has entered the most dangerous phase of its nearly 250-year existence, with the assassination attempt on Donald J. […]
Farmers turn to Solar Panels to shade Crops, Save Water and generate Power
By Amaia J. Gavica/Cronkite News ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 […]
How Israel has brought the Palestinian Authority to the Brink of financial Collapse
By Dalia Alazzeh, University of the West of Scotland and Shahzad Uddin, University of Essex | – (The Conversation) – Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister, Bezalel […]
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