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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On ‘Prisoners Day,’ PLO tells Israel: Let my People Go
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Senior PLO official Hanan Ashrawi on Friday marked Palestinian Prisoner’s Day by demanding that Israel end its “captivity” of the Palestinian people […]
The Coming Water Wars
Jo Ankier and John Fenoglio | (TheLipTV) | – “Around 60% more food will be needed to feed the world’s growing population by 2050 and […]
Fast-Tracking Pacific Trade Bill will harm Consumers, Tie Congress’ Hands
By Jeremy Malcolm and Maira Sutton | Electronic Frontier Foundation | – The Fast Track bill contains some minor procedural improvements from the version of […]
Yemen: Children caught in the crossfire as Houthis take Aden
Nima Elbagir | (CNN) — “CNN’s Nima Elbagir visited a military hospital in Yemen now used primarily for civilians injured in Saudi airstrikes.” CNN: “Children […]
Floating wind turbine in the sky Can Power whole Villages
Dan Simmons | (BBC Click) – “The floating wind turbine that could help provide power to remote communities. The helium-filled device, known as The Bat, […]
Turning Point: 2015, the Year the World turned to Renewables and saved itself
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – Don’t hold your breath, but future historians may look back on 2015 as the year that […]
Iraqis on Social Media Fight Extremists Online
By Ahmad Mohammed | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – The extremist Islamic State group has worked the Internet to it’s advantage from the very start […]
Juan Cole: Syria, Yemen Conflicts only seem to be about Sunni-Shiite from 30,000 Feet
David Speedie | (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) | – David Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs interviewed me […]
Iraq: ISIL surrounds 300 Sunni families, Closes in on Ramadi
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Al-Khaleej (The Gulf) reports that Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) has taken new territory in the western Al-Anbar Province of […]
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