Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the Trump Department of Energy and the Republican tax bill try to kneecap solar energy in the United States, […]
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Demonstration outside US Base in Afghanistan against Quran-Burning Turns Violent
On Thursday, a hundred or so demonstrators gathered outside a US military base at Mirwais in southern Afghanistan on hearing that there had been a […]
Maher on Dr. Laura etc.
Bill Maher is starting his fall season on HBO Friday night— here is a rant on our moment of neo-racism…. (Adult language and themes).
1 Dead, 45 Wounded in Kabul anti-American Protest
Kabul Bank Taken over by Government
Thousands of angry protesters rallied in West Kabul on Wednesday, chanting “Death to America,” “Death to Christians,” and “Death to Karzai,” burning tires, and blocking […]
Maher: Tea Bag Repubs are Racist
Bill Maher comes right out with it on CNN’s “Larry King Live”: The Tea Bag branch of the Republican Party just does not want an […]
US Drone Strikes Kill 15 in N. Waziristan
The Associated Press does an important story about an intensive drone strike campaign by the US military since September 2 in southern Afghanistan and in […]
Squirrel! – Stewart Skewers Media Islamophobia
Jon Stewart at the Daily Show has some fun with corporate media’s recent Islam obsession The funniest thing about the bit is his comparison of […]
Amnesty: 30,000 Held in Iraq without Due Process;
Evidence of Abuse
Iraq holding thirty thousand prisoners without due process, often torturing or abusing them, according to Amnesty International
Schama: Islamophobia Recalls anti-Catholic, Anti-Jewish Nativism of America’s Past
Historian Simon Schama explains the outburst of anti-Muslim bigotry in contemporary US society on CNN. Yay for Schama and kudos to CNN for seeking out […]
Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum Extends Range of Liberties
The question in the American blogosphere seems to be whether the referendum on Turkey’s constitutional changes was good for democracy or good for the sharia […]
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