Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]
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Afghanistan is among Top 10 Countries facing Severe Climate Impacts, and Must not be Excluded from Talks: UN
By RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service ( RFE/ RL ) – A top UN official expressed concerns that Afghanistan has been excluded from global discussions on climate […]
Rising Temperatures mean more Air Conditioning and Electricity Use: Rooftop Solar is the perfect Solution
By Tom Rogers, Nottingham Trent University; Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University; Angelines Donastorg Sosa, Coventry University; and Vahid Vahidinasab, Nottingham Trent University | – On […]
Solar soars by 13%, Fossil Fuel use Plummets 17% in Europe in first 1/2 of 2023
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – At the energy think tank Ember, Matt Ewen and Sarah Brown have issued a new report showing that the use […]
How analyzing ancient and modern Polar Bear Samples Reveals the Full Scope of Global Heating
By Jennifer Routledge, Trent University | – The global climate is changing and the Arctic is warming rapidly. These are objectively true statements that most […]
Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights
by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica ) – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow […]
“Friends of Israel:” Trying to outlaw Solidarity with Palestine
Review of Hil Aked, Friends of Israel: The Backlash against Palestine Solidarity (London: Verso, 2023). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Amid Israel’s assault […]
Dismissal of “Scapegoat” Libyan Foreign Minister for Meeting with Israel shows Limits of US “Abraham Accords”
The United States pressured Libya to meet with Israel in order to prepare the way for recognizing it and joining the Abraham Accords. After the […]
Iran’s Street Art shows Defiance, Resistance and Resilience
By Pouya Afshar, UMass Lowell | – (The Conversation) – A recent rise in activism in Iran has added a new chapter to the country’s […]
African and Maghrebi “Migrants” versus Ukrainian “Refugees”: Europe’s Racial Tunnel Vision Creates discriminatory, and deadly, Policies
Sousse, Tunisia (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Mediterranean Sea route is still the most dangerous immigration route in the world. Since 2014, the […]
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