Informed Comment - Part 1626

As Oil Prices Crater, Algeria needs an Actual Economy or big Trouble Looms

By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | – – Like other oil producers, Algeria faces difficulties with the sharp decline in prices since 2014. But […]

Bashar al-Assad

How many thousands US troops would GOP Hopefuls send to Iraq and Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bill Barrow of the Associated Press took a look at the specifics of plans for US […]

Young Muslim-American entrepreneurs Fight ISIL Online

Ayman Mohyeldin | (NBC News Video report) “Startups are launching to help young Muslims, who might fall to ISIS’ luring appeal, grapple with issues of […]

African-Americans

How Black Lives Matter is making Bernie Sanders a better candidate

By Kate Aronoff | ( Waging Nonviolence) If you spent any time in the progressive blogosphere this past week and a half, chances are that […]

Authoritarianism

Egypt’s “Terrorism” Law Violates “Fundamental Freedoms”

By Kitty Stapp | (Inter Press Service) | – – NEW YORK (IPS) – Egyptian authorities are already holding a record number of journalists behind […]

First Time at the Rodeo? (Political Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | (Jamiol’s World) | – Via Jamiol’s World

Authoritarianism

The Long Knives Come out in Baghdad

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In principle, the idea of streamlining the Iraqi government and making it more efficient is a […]

Gaza: Managing the Disaster isn’t Enough; not one of 11,000 buildings repaired

By Charlie Hoyle | (Inter Press Service) | – – The rubble of twisted concrete and metal bakes in the hot Mediterranean sun of a […]

California at the Cutting Edge of our new Mega-Drought Normal

By William deBuys | ( Tomdispatch.com) – – Long ago, I lived in a cheap flat in San Francisco and worked as the lone straight […]

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