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State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt
Climate Crisis

State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all the […]

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

08/17/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

08/17/2025 By The Conversation

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Netanyahu Plans to chase 1.4 mn. Refugees from Rafah, then to Invade, as Biden complains, "Over the Top"

Netanyahu Plans to chase 1.4 mn. Refugees from Rafah, then to Invade, as Biden complains, “Over the Top”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Israeli army has agreed on a plan prepared for the land invasion […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
As Palestinians continue to Die, the History of their Betrayal by the ‘Free World’ tells us Why (Juan Cole at Scheerpost)

As Palestinians continue to Die, the History of their Betrayal by the ‘Free World’ tells us Why (Juan Cole at Scheerpost)

Legendary journalist Bob Scheer interviews Juan Cole at Scheer Intelligence Juan Cole, “As Palestinians continue to die, the history of their betrayal by the ‘Free […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
U.S. Officials Acknowledge Moral Issues at Stake in Gaza

U.S. Officials Acknowledge Moral Issues at Stake in Gaza

By Edward Hunt ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Over the past several months, officials in Washington have acknowledged that one of the fundamental […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Donald Trump
‘Hell No!’: Trump Allies’ Plan to Privatize Medicare Draws Alarm and Outrage

‘Hell No!’: Trump Allies’ Plan to Privatize Medicare Draws Alarm and Outrage

  Jake Johnson A right-wing coalition that’s been laying the policy groundwork for another Trump presidency has developed a plan to further privatize Medicare by […]

Common Dreams

censorship
Systemic Journalistic Malpractice: How Western Journalism Failed in covering Gaza

Systemic Journalistic Malpractice: How Western Journalism Failed in covering Gaza

At the beginning of their classic Manufacturing Consent, Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman pondered the proposition that “media are independent and committed to discovering and […]

Mohamed Jegham

Iraq
Washington Chooses Genocide over Diplomacy in the Middle East

Washington Chooses Genocide over Diplomacy in the Middle East

( Code Pink ) – On February 7, 2024, a U.S. drone strike assassinated an Iraqi militia leader, Abu Baqir al-Saadi, in the heart of […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Climate Crisis
In our National Crisis, We need Public Voices of Optimism -- not Gadflies circling a Black Hole

In our National Crisis, We need Public Voices of Optimism — not Gadflies circling a Black Hole

Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment) – Who is a public intellectual? What role should they play? Searching the internet yields several answers. Alan Lightman’s The […]

Bahman Fozouni

nuclear weapons
The Utter Madness of Nuclear Arsenals, as Global ‘Titanic’ Picks up Speed

The Utter Madness of Nuclear Arsenals, as Global ‘Titanic’ Picks up Speed

By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com) – Yes, the Doomsday Clock keeps ticking — it’s now at 90 seconds to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic […]

Tomdispatch

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Saudis Contradict Blinken: Want Actual Palestinian State now, not Vague 'Peace Process'

Saudis Contradict Blinken: Want Actual Palestinian State now, not Vague ‘Peace Process’

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Tuesday afternoon (6 February 2024), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took part in a joint press […]

Farhang Jahanpour

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