Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]
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Gaza: 5000 Palestinians evacuated from Flooded Homes, Israeli Blockade Hampers Rescue
(By Juan Cole) Several days of unseasonably cold weather and torrential rains have increased the misery in the already miserable Gaza Strip, where 1.7 million […]
“Hallelujah” cover by Tunisian Folk Singer Emel Mathlouthi
Emel Mathlouthi covers Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Mathlouthi has been an important voice of the ongoing Tunisian political upheavals provoked by leftist youth activism.
Is the Drought in the US Southwest becoming Permanent?
(By Bobby Magill) Is the West’s Dry Spell Really a Megadrought? (via Climate Central) By Bobby Magill Follow @bobbymagill SAN FRANCISCO — The drought that has […]
Indian Gays Shocked by Supreme Court Ruling upholding Colonial Sodomy Laws
(By Boris Dittrich) The day after International Human Rights Day, India’s Supreme Court published its ruling on whether the country’s sodomy law, which had been […]
Syrian Refugees’ Misery deepened by Snow Storm as Europe Shuts Doors
World Bulletin writes: “… the worst of winter is yet to come for 2.2 million refugees living outside Syria and millions more displaced inside the […]
The Enigma of Israel and Solar Energy
(By Juan Cole) Israel ought to be a pioneer in solar energy. It is mostly sunny and the amount of energy it could realize from […]
End of the road for Hrithik-Sussanne marriage
Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and his wife of 13 years, Sussanne Roshan, are ending their marriage, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday. In a statement […]
US Drones Kill 15 in Yemen Wedding Convoy, mistaking them for al-Qaeda
CIA operators of US drones in Yemen mistook a wedding convoy for al-Qaeda on Friday, killing 15 persons and wounding many others. Some 10 were […]
A Government of the Billionaires, for the Billionaires, by the Billionaires
(By Bill Moyers) I met Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1987 when I was creating a series for public television called In Search of […]
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