Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]
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How Uncle Sam’s Reputation became Icky (Political Cartoon)
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Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive
Channel 4 News | — “Channel 4 News identifies the man who became one of the most-followed disseminators of pro-jihadi material on Twitter.” Channel 4: […]
What Ferguson, Eric Garner, and CIA Torture Have in Common
By Shahid Buttar | (Daily Kos) | From black sites to #BlackLivesMatter, it’s time to end impunity for criminals with badges. There’s no better way […]
Top 5 Planks of 2016 GOP Platform? Torture, War, Bank Corruption, Paid-For Elections
By Juan Cole | — This week, the release by the Senate of a report on torture as practiced in the zeroes by the CIA, […]
Israeli forces Injure 19 Palestinian Protesters at Funeral of Slain Cabinet Member
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Some 19 Palestinians were injured on Thursday during clashes with Israeli forces in al-Bireh following the funeral of Palestinian official Ziad Abu […]
Part-Time Work: Shiite Militias Defending Baghdad involved in Burglaries, Kidnappings?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) — Kidnappers in Baghdad are disgusing themselves in Iraqi army uniforms. There’s been a rise in crime and […]
When 1% hog the Wealth, it hurts National Growth for Everyone
DW | — “OECD says inequality hits national growth and says education the key to fighting this. DW: “OECD finds growing inequality lowers growth | […]
The Nukes are Back, and Obama’s Pentagon is the Cause
By James Carroll | (Tomdispatch.com) — Mark these days. A long-dreaded transformation from hope to doom is taking place as the United States of America […]
The Trial of Richard Bruce Cheney
By Juan Cole | — Satire alert : The hall at the International Criminal Court in the Hague was packed today as the trial began […]