Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Fourth of July we just observed, nearly 250 years after America’s Declaration of Independence, felt like a […]
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Hamas political leaders nix rocket fire on Israel
Group’s military wing planned to hit back after recent IDF strikes on Gaza
Billionaire Victimology is the Worst
(By Robert Freeman) Protesters calling for higher wages for fast-food workers stand outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, California December 5, 2013 (Photo: Reuters)The Tom […]
Egyptian Junta increasingly sees Journalism as a form of Terrorism, Arrests Journalists
(Via Globalpost) Why Al Jazeera’s journalists are being targeted in Egypt (via GlobalPost) CAIRO, Egypt — In Egypt, journalists are being accused of terrorism. Twenty […]
Dear President Obama: Tar Sands & Keystone XL are more Dangerous than an Iranian Atomic Bomb
(By Juan Cole) Dear President Obama: You have said repeatedly that if negotiations with Iran do not limit its nuclear enrichment activities solely to peaceful […]
Islamic State of Iraq & Levant too Extreme for al-Qaeda (Not the Onion)
(By Juan Cole) Ayman al-Zawahiri, now the leader of the international terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, has disavowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). […]
The Cheapening of American Politics: Why did Obama reward O’Reilly with an Interview?
(By Juan Cole) President Obama subjected himself to an interview by Bill O’Reilly of Fox “News” on Sunday before the Superbowl. Obviously, intellectually it was […]
Israeli Pols attack Sec. Kerry over Boycott Remarks: “Can’t negotiate with a gun to our Heads”
(Via AFP) Israel, US locked in spat over Kerry boycott remark (via AFP) Israel and Washington were at loggerheads on Sunday after senior Israeli figures […]
Egyptian Women Learn Kung Fu for Fighting Sexual Harassment
VOAnews reports “Egyptian Women Learn Martial Arts to Combat Sexual Harassment”
How the Media Missed the Story of the Millennium: One Climate Blockbuster after Another
(By Tom Englehardt) Here’s the scoop: When it comes to climate change, there is no “story,” not in the normal news sense anyway. The fact […]
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