Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Fourth of July we just observed, nearly 250 years after America’s Declaration of Independence, felt like a […]
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Palestinian Children under Israeli Occupation come in 195th in world on access to justice
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The occupied Palestinian territory has been ranked 195th in the world on how effectively children can […]
Does Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo go far enough in restoring Constitution?
TeleSur | – – President Obama is making his case to the nation to finally close the much maligned detention center in his final year […]
Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump, the ultimate chickenhawk, pretends to be a big booster of veterans, but as far […]
The Saudi-Russian Oil Price Freeze is about Power, not Money
By Nafis Alam | (The Conversation) | – – Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two most powerful oil producers, have reached a tentative agreement […]
Sewage, clean Water provided to Palestinian village by EU after 49 yrs of Israeli Rule
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamallah and European Union representative Ralph Tarraf on Sunday laid the pave-stone […]
Mideast Arms Purchases Continue Despite Falling Oil Prices, Austerity
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2016 (IPS) – The continued decline in oil prices is threatening […]
Arab Youth join socialist Syrian Kurdish militia to fight ISIL
TeleSur | – – The news comes amid rising tensions between the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia and Arabs in Syria. The “first group of Arab fighters” […]
Gianna Toboni’s Cycle of Terror Debrief (VICE on HBO)
A brief report on western views towards Muslims and Islam following the Paris attacks
As Syrian Army advances East of Aleppo, ISIL strikes back with Bombings that kill 140
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) said Sunday that it was behind the horrific bombings that struck Shiites in […]