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“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23
The grimness of the teaching, that life is short is leavened by lighthearted advice to enjoy yourself while you can
Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween
Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Celts, who lived about 3,000 years ago in an area which is now Gaul (France), Ireland, […]
Socialism or Barbarism: Reviving the History of the American Left
By Eric Ross | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – More than a century ago, from a Berlin prison cell where she was confined for her […]
Hurricane Melissa was 33% more Destructive in Jamaica because of People-Caused Climate Breakdown
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hurricane Melissa is the most devastating storm to hit Jamaica in recorded history, CNN reports. It rapidly intensified over the […]
Sudan Mass Atrocities in Captured Darfur City: Rampant Abuse of Fleeing Civilians by RSF
Human Rights Watch – (Nairobi) – Dozens of videos posted on social media in recent days show Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out extrajudicial killings […]
The Int’l Court of Justice Demands Israel let UN Aid Flow into Gaza, but to what Avail?
By Ben L Murphy, University of Liverpool (The Conversation) – The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that Israel allow aid […]
The Rise and Coming Fall of Trumpian Fascism
Hamburg, NY (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There are so many reasons to be pessimistic about actions taken by the Trump administration. The way […]
UN: “Extreme Concern” as Netanyahu Orders “Powerful” Israeli Strikes on Gaza, killing 21
( IMEMC ) – Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including eight […]
Trump is trying Hard to do a bad Job, and that Works for Him; Not so much, for Us
( Tomdispatch.com ) – I first heard the expression “strategic incompetence” in El Salvador in December 1993. Along with my partner and two friends, I’d […]
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