Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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Iran’s Khamenei weighs in on Baltimore: ‘Hollywood-style Policing’
Elliot Hill and Mark Sovel | (TheLipTV) The anchors debate the following speech from last Sunday of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in which he contrasted […]
What the Police Broke in Baltimore (Political Cartoon)
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Iran calls for Nuclear Disarmament by US, Israel, World
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | — At a summit on Monday, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif turned the tables on the countries […]
UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44
By IMEMC | — 44 displaced persons killed, 227 injured Attacks to be considered of “extreme severity toward those who looked to them for protection […]
Baltimore Protests: What The Media Isn’t Showing You
AJ+ | – “Burning buildings, shattered glass, riot police: This looping portrait of Baltimore – on TV and online – has become the defining narrative […]
Young Arabs’ Faith in Democracy Shaken by return to Authoritarianism
By Roberto Savio ROME (IPS) – The results of a survey of what 3,500 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 – in […]
Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed, 1990-2015
By Andrew Cockburn | (Tomdispatch.com) | – As the war on terror nears its 14th anniversary — a war we seem to be losing, given […]
Bush blames Obama for lack of Wars (‘Follow-Through’ on ‘Threats’)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – George W. Bush spoke privately this weekend at a Republican Jewish Coalition session hosted by casino sleazeball Sheldon […]
Thoughts On Freddie Grey Protest by a Young Baltimore Resident
@hotdamnirock | – A call for disciplined protest from a young Baltimore resident with a foul mouth. Warning: Language. h/t Reddit.com Hotdamnirock: “Thoughts On #FreddieGrey […]