Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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In New Gilded Age, Social Protest dominates Academy Awards Ceremony
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – If social and economic inequality were a mine, and if America were deep in this mine with a […]
Snowden Reacts as Documentary about his Leaks wins Oscar
By Rainey Reitman | (EFF) – CITIZENFOUR, Laura Poitras’ riveting documentary about Edward Snowden’s efforts to shed light on gross surveillance abuses by the United […]
Ten-Fold Increase in Extreme Weather events since 1975 most Threatens Poorest Countries
Analysis by Manipadma Jena A woman watches helplessly as a flood submerges her thatched-roof home containing all her possessions on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city […]
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NB: Israel has denied this allegation. Informed Comment is withdrawing this article, since apparently AFP is not standing behind it. IC is not on the […]
Modern Silk Roads and China’s Brave New World
By Pepe Escobar | (Tomdispatch.com) – BEIJING — Seen from the Chinese capital as the Year of the Sheep starts, the malaise affecting the West […]
Yemen: Saudi backs Sunni revolution against Shiite Houthi Rebels linked to Iran
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Yemen Voice reports that Wahhabi Saudi Arabia has launched an all out political offensive against the Shiite Houthi […]
New York: Solar Panels demand increasing despite drop in natural gas prices
CCTV America | – “The demand for renewable power resources such as wind and solar is not only holding steady, but growing. CCTV America’s Jessica […]
Men in miniskirts protest against female student death in Turkey
Latest News | – “I would walk around in Taksim wearing a skirt, if you can do that…” For many Turkish men, this is a […]
Report: Attacks on Iraqi Women are a War Tactic
By Leila Lemghalef UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Iraqi women continue to be subject to physical, emotional and sexual violence, according to a new report by […]
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