Informed Comment - Part 1618

The Rear-View Mirror on Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Bus (Political Cartoon)

James MacLeod | (Political Cartoon) Via MacLeod Cartoons

Why defeating ISIL/ Daesh with military might is starry eyed idealism

By David Alpher | (The Conversation) | – – Just this past weekend of July 4, US-led coalition aircraft targeted the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa […]

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Christianity

As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis challenges Technocrats, touts “Keeping” the Environment

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Pope Francis continues to preach environmentalism as he addresses crowds in Latin America, a challenging message […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid

No Fish for You! Israeli Navy arrests 6 Gazans for Fishing While Palestinian

By Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR | Gaza Report | – – Israeli Naval Forces Continue Chasing Fishermen In The Gaza Strip Sea […]

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Foreign Policy

The Confederate Flag flew in Iraq as Symbol of Empire and Militarism (“Valor”)

By Greg Grandin | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The Pentagon just can’t let go. In the wake of the Charleston Massacre, Amazon and Walmart have […]

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Children

“Books, Not Bullets,” Malala Yousafzai Urges at Oslo Summit

By Aruna Dutt | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai spoke Tuesday […]

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Balkans