Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
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The “Christian State” of Idaho?
KXLY ABC | — “Do you think Idaho should be classified as a Christian state? That’s the question the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee will […]
Syria: Daesh/ ISIL takes 150 Christians Captive as 3,000 flee to Hasaka
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Al-Nahar (“The Day,” Beirut) reported that dozens of Assyrian Christians have been abducted by Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) in […]
American ‘Exceptionalism’ or just Above the Law? Torture, Drones, Assassination with Impunity
By Alfred W. McCoy | (Tomdispatch.com) – “The sovereign is he who decides on the exception,” said conservative thinker Carl Schmitt in 1922, meaning that […]
President Obama vetoes Keystone pipeline bill
RT | — As promised, US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill from Congress which will halt construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. […]
The Dynamism of American Islam
By Joseph Richard Preville and Julie Poucher Harbin | (ISLAMiCommentary) How do Muslims fit into the quilt of American history? Jonathan Curiel investigates this question […]
War on Whistleblowers (ft. Edward Snowden & David Carr)
Brave New Films | – Brave New Films: War on Whistleblowers (ft. Edward Snowden & David Carr) War on Whistleblowers highlights recent cases where American […]
Renewable Energy skyrocketing, From Solar Mosques to Wave-Powered Naval Bases
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Here are some of the green energy good news stories of the past few weeks: 1. China put […]
Surprise: Noted Climate Change Denialist Secretly Took Oil Co. Payouts
By Nadia Prupis | (Commondreams.org) A prominent climate change denier and researcher quietly took more than $1.2 million in payouts from the energy industry, including […]
‘I would have come forward sooner’ – Snowden on NSA leak regrets
RT | – Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has frequently said that he does not regret blowing the whistle on the agency’s mass […]
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