Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]
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Charles Kendal Hirschkind sings “Palestine is Burning.”
Charles Kendal Hirschkind, “Palestine is Burning.” For writings on Israeli assault on Gaza by Charles Hirschkind, see: The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children . Informed […]
The Year’s 10 Good News Stories for Children’s Rights, including Iraqi Curbs on Child Soldiers
Jo Becker Advocacy Director, Children’s Rights Division ( Human Rights Watch) – Grim stories of conflict, abuse, and deprivation seem to confront us every […]
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam: “When New Year’s rainclouds wash the tulip’s face”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the quatrains attributed to the medieval Iranian astronomer Omar Khayyam, the Rubáiyát, the renewal that comes with New Year […]
“Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism:” Ex-Harvard Hillel Leader
Jessica Corbett ( Commondreams.org) – “For the safety of Jews and Palestinians, stop weaponizing antisemitism.” That’s the headline of a Friday op-ed from Bernie Steinberg, […]
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Israel uses Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza
By Jehan Alfarra | – ( Middle East Monitor ) = “Bread in those days was like gold.” These were the words of a survivor […]
33 new Gigs of Solar: Top 7 Renewables Good News Stories in the US for 2023
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States has long been characterized by its “can-do” spirit. With all the alarming news about climate change, it […]
3 More Months of Israel’s Gaza Attack will push Deaths to 50K from Airstrikes, Hunger, Disease
( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted: “The war is exacting a very heavy price, but we have no choice […]
10 Victories of the American Worker in 2023
By Sarah Anderson | – ( Inequality.org ) – Looking for something positive to celebrate on New Year’s Eve? Consider lifting a glass to the […]
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