( Tomdispatch.com ) – Colorful career criminal Willie Sutton once may (or may not) have been asked why he robbed banks. “Because that is where […]
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Red Sea attacks in Sympathy with Gaza Escalate as Yemeni Houthis’ Resilience Surprises Biden
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Helpers of God (Ansar Allah) or Houthis in Yemen are proving a bigger challenge for the Biden Administration’s attempt […]
Abortion Ban Extremists are using a Slavery-Era Texas Law against Women
By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Here’s our big word of the day: extraterritoriality. It expresses a sketchy legal theory asserting that […]
War is Bad for you — And the Economy: Biden touts the Alleged Benefits of the Arsenal of Democracy
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Joe Biden wants you to believe that spending money on weapons is good for the economy. That tired old myth — […]
Thousands Protest in Israel, Demand Netanyahu Step Down, new Elections, Hostage Deal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Israeli police dispersed a crowd of demonstrators from a major Tel Aviv […]
Gaza: Will Biden go Big on Diplomacy or on Military Destruction?
( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – On the horizon, shimmering like some heavenly ideal, is a grand bargain to end the war in Gaza, […]
Why Planting Forests alone is no Panacea for the Climate Crisis
By James Weber, University of Reading; and James A. King, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – Tackling climate change by planting trees has […]
UN-Appointed Human Rights Experts Demand Halt of Arms Shipments to Israel for Violations of Laws of War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – More than thirty independent experts appointed by the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations […]
Iran’s “Axis of Resistance:” Different Groups, Similar Goals
By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – Iran’s so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant groups, and an allied state […]
Microplastics found in Nile River Fish: Toxic Pollution threatens World’s Longest River
By Dalia Saad, University of the Witwatersrand | – The Nile is one of the world’s most famous rivers. It’s also Africa’s most important freshwater […]
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