Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that his country would completely cut economic relations with Israel, blocking Israeli ships from […]
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Border Wars in the Homeland “Stop Stepping on the Pictures”
By Todd Miller Shena Gutierrez was already cuffed and in an inspection room in Nogales, Arizona, when the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent grabbed […]
Israel, Gaza and the Fatal Spirit of Versailles
By Juan Cole The Egyptians appear to have floated their cease-fire agreement Tuesday morning in the press, and Hamas insisted any such proposal had to […]
Wealth Gap Costing US in Growth (John Oliver)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wealth Gap (HBO)
What the West means by “stability” in the Middle East
By Victor Argo “For them, a stable country is a country with a strong government favorable to the United States”: When Western governments pompously talk […]
Gaza War: Tunnels, Targets and Rockets: Hamas/ IJ Strategy & Tactics
Editor’s Note: Even Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas asked Hamas sarcastically what they expected to achieve with rocket attacks on Israel. As Human Rights Watch notes, […]
Quashing Jewish Dissent on Israel
By Shalom Goldman A New Yorker cartoon of a few years back shows Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. Looking at Moses, one […]
How its Iran Sanctions hurt US Economy: Cutting off your Nose to Spite Your Face
The National Iranian American Council There are very few studies measuring the cost of sanctions to the sanctioning countries. In the case of Iran, where […]
Electric Auto Sales Skyrocket as Oil Price Rises on Iraq, Libya Woes
By Christopher DeMorro It’s no secret that electric vehicle sales are on the rise, but it seems that EV sales may have hit a turning […]
Rand Paul to Rick Perry: Why Send US Troops to an Iraq that Won’t Defend Self?
By Juan Cole Texas Gov. Rick Perry, apparently considering another run for president (assuming he can remember to do it), attacked Rand Paul as an […]
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