Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Nuclear physicist Edward Teller predicted in 1959 that the risks of burning fossil fuels, by increasing carbon […]
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Israel’s Army Exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox: A Jewish State divided over the Jewish Religion
By Michael Brenner, American University | – Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, someone always comes along with a […]
S. Africa Will Arrest Dual Nationals Fighting in Gaza, Demands Halt to Starvation of Palestinians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – South Africa’s Townpress reports that Naledi Pandor, the country’s foreign minister, pledged this week to arrest any South African/ Israeli […]
The film ‘Dune’: Techno-Orientalism, and Intergalactic Islam
“Based on Herbert’s 1965 science fiction classic, “Dune” is a tale of a rising duke, intergalactic power struggles, a precious spice, and lethal spaceworms. The […]
Trump Showed Us Who He Is the First Time: Term 2 Would Be a Thousand Times Worse
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Recently my partner and I had brunch with some old comrades, folks I first met in the 1996 fight to stop […]
In First, Rich Nations Cut CO2 4.5% in ’23 but still Grew, as Coal fell to 1900 Levels
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Energy Agency issued a report this month that contains a kernel of significant hope for halting the poisoning […]
Israel Partisans’ use of Disinformation
by Tariq Kenney-Shawa ( Al-Shabaka ) – During campaigns of genocide and ethnic cleansing, disinformation is a potent weapon—a tool to dehumanize victims, justify mass violence, […]
Calls for a ‘Green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long Tradition of Sustainability and Care for the Planet
By Noorzehra Zaidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | – For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be […]
US Intelligence: Israel’s Netanyahu not Viable, not Moderate and is Provoking Terrorism
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Annual Threat Assessment of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Avril Haines) contains some important information that […]
Protesting the Suspension of Professor Jairo Fúnez-Flores by Texas Tech University
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Tedd Mitchell Chancellor, Texas Tech University System Tedd.mitchell@ttuhsc.edu Lawrence Schovanec President, Texas Tech […]
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