Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Open Letter to Higher Ed Presidents on Palestine-Israel and Academic Freedom
Middle East Studies Association of North America | Letters and Statements from the Board | – Open Letter to US and Canadian College and University […]
What the World needs Now is another Winter Truce
Tiffin, Oh. (Special to Informed Comment) – An iconic song back in the 1960’s addressed the causes of war, and what leads young people to […]
Israeli Public Pressures Netanyahu for Ceasefire after Hostages Killed: But will He Say ‘No’?
By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – The mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) at the weekend has […]
One is the Loneliest Number, especially when the One is Trump
By Mattea Kramer and Sean Fogler ( Tomdispatch.com) – Consider two phenomena that might seem unrelated. This fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Gaza’s Second Front: Houthi Drones Drive Major Shipping Cos. out of Red Sea in Blow to World Trade
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Saturday, Muhammad al-Bakhiti, a member of the Politburo of the Helpers of God (Houthi ) government of northern Yemen, […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins with UAW to call for Gaza Ceasefire
By Jon King | – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) speaking at Ceasefire Now rally in Washington D.C. 12/14/23 ( Michigan Advance ) – U.S. […]
“If I must die, you must live to tell my Story:” On Gaza, Biden is Violating International Law
By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – “If I must die, you must live to tell my story,” wrote Dr. Refaat Alareer, a […]
“Tell me how this ends” – Gaza Edition
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – General David Petraeus, as he prepared to help lead an invasion of Iraq, famously asked journalist Rick Atkinson, “Tell me […]
US must Back UN Protection of Gaza’s Civilians, not Veto Resolutions to halt Mass Atrocities
By Louis Charbonneau | – United Nations Director @loucharbon ( Human Rights Watch) – This week, US President Joe Biden warned Israel it was losing […]
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