Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a new paper, Chris R. Stokes et al. write in Communications Earth and Environment that even if we manage […]
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Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory
(By Juan Cole) New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie used the term “Occupied Territories” to refer to Gaza and the West Bank in […]
Circumcision and its discontents
For a male Jew, ‘brit milah’ brings together past, present and future; family, Jewish people, and humanity
Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights
(By Rothna Begum and Adam Coogle) When the story broke earlier this month of four Saudi princesses allegedly confined to their Jeddah home by members […]
Ukraine wouldn’t be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster
Originally published on EnergyPost.eu.By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders…
We’re not Envious, we’re Disappointed: US Firms Stash $2 Trillion in Foreign Tax Havens, Costing us Billions
(By Michael Winship) Here on our whimsical island off the coast of the Eastern Seaboard, we have a company called Manhattan Mini Storage that is […]
Tea Party Opponents of Muslim Cemetery Claim Islam is not a Religion
TN Tea Partiers freak out on TV reporter for covering their effort to block Muslim cemetery (via Raw Story ) Tempers flared in a confrontation […]
The Shame of American Politics: GOP Presidential Hopefuls now Trek to Las Vegas seeking Adelson Blessing
(By Juan Cole) A series of pro-corporation Supreme Court decisions and the latter’s disingenuous equation of money with speech, including “Citizens United”, have turned the […]
Michelle Malkin-Led Twitter Horde Attacks Stephen Colbert Over Out-Of-Context Joke
(By John Prager) Michelle Malkin-Led Twitter Horde Attacks Stephen Colbert Over Out-Of-Context Joke (Screenshots) (via Americans Against The Tea Party) Yesterday, Stephen Colbert masterfully made […]
After Karzai: Do Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections Matter?
(By Julie Poucher Harbin for IslamiCommentary) March 19 Ashraf Ghani campaign rally in the Awden desert in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan.Photo: Twitter feed of Habib […]
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