Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dufus-in-chief perorated on Friday once again on wind power, complaining that the components are made in China but that […]
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Top 7 firsts in Women in US Politics
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As I pointed out, it is all very nice that Hillary Clinton is the first American […]
Arab World’s biggest Problem not Terrorism or Fundamentalism but Water!
By Brahma Chellaney | (Project Syndicate) | – – BERLIN – Nowhere is freshwater scarcer than in the Arab world. The region is home to […]
US does 1/2 of all World’s Arms Sales, then Surprised by Global Violence
By William D. Hartung | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – When American firms dominate a global market worth more than $70 billion a year, you’d expect […]
Why Turkey wants to silence its academics
By Fatma Müge Göçek | (The Conversation) | – – After the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, one of the first actions of the […]
The most Left Wing Supreme Court in a Generation? Sec. Clinton’s most important Progressive Prospect
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Progressives who had backed Bernie Sanders are understandably upset about the prospect of a Clinton presidency. […]
Sarah Silverman to Bernie or Bust folks at DNC 2016: You are being ridiculous
NJ.com | (News Video Clip) | – – “Comedian and Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman took the stage along side of Al Franken to tell […]
Palestinian FM asks Arab League to help sue UK over Balfour Declaration
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki urged the Arab League to help the Palestinian Authority to sue […]
Amid Trump Campaign, New Jersey Muslims Step Up Outreach
By Daniella Cheslow | ( RFE/RL) | – – PATERSON, New Jersey — The president of the largest mosque in northern New Jersey says Donald […]
Arab Street Shocked as Saudi Delegation Visits Israel
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Egyptian news site the Arab Observer Network reports that the visit to Israel of a […]