Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas spoke remotely to the UN General Assembly on Thursday because the Trump administration denied him a […]
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Lone Wolves and Soft Targets: Or how our Press, Politicians are being Played by ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I saw a lot of headlines on Friday trying to link violent attacks by radical Muslims […]
As Love wins out at Supreme Court, did Justices in Minority encourage States, Fundamentalists to Defy Ruling?
By Danielle Weatherby, Timothy Holbrook and Robert A. Schapiro | (The Conversation) | – – Editor’s note: Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that marriage […]
A Black President Eulogizes a Black Reverend and State Senator Slain for Being Black
Barack Obama | (PBS NewsHour Video) | – – “President Barack Obama delievered the eulogy at the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the […]
Israelis demolish 1,000 Palestinian Homes in Negev Per Year
By IMEMC | – – The Israeli Interior Ministry and Land Administration Agency, in cooperation with the Regavim NGO and the Jewish National Fund (JNF), […]
Iran Talks Down to the Wire: Diplomatic Breakthrough or Prelude to War?
By Jasmin Ramsey | — WASHINGTON (IPS) – A final deal on Iran’s nuclear programme wouldn’t only make non-proliferation history. It would also be the […]
Top 6 Achievements of Obamacare: (Hint, millions more insured)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Now that the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) has beaten back all judicial challenges, it is […]
Why Boycotting Israel will Backfire, just as Netanyahu’s Blockade of Gaza Has
By Guy Laron | (Informed Comment) | – – Many people who support a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict believe that the Boycott, Divestment […]
As Kobane comes under ISIL attack, Kurds Encircle, cut off “caliphate”
By Amy Austin Holmes | (Informed Comment) | – – (Kobane, Syria) The liberation of Kobane in late January led to jubilant celebrations almost everywhere. […]
Journalists Pay the Price in Egypt’s Crackdown on Dissent
By Kitty Stapp | – – NEW YORK (IPS) – The Egyptian government is holding a record number of journalists in jail, a press freedom […]
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