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When Foreign Policy Elites Manipulate the Public into War, the First Amendment is the First Casualty
Eau Claire, WI (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – United States presidents have repeatedly waged wars with tacit congressional approval and distorted narratives at the […]
Khartoum: The city I fled; the city I love
Written byرصيف 22 Translated byMariam A. Translated byRaseef22 Read this post in عربي This piece was first published by Raseef22 and was written by […]
Rising Sexual Violence in Sudan Conflict Reflects Entrenched Patriarchy – But Women and Girls are Fighting Back
By Tamsin Bradley, University of Portsmouth | – Watching and hearing the horrifying reports of violence and savagery in Sudan, those of us working to […]
When it Comes to Defining Antisemitism, it’s Official: the IHRA, which forbids Criticizing Israel, is no Longer the only Game in Town
Joe Sterling ( Georgia Recorder ) – The battle over a controversial definition of antisemitism that forbids criticism of Israel has taken a […]
Jenin and Sharpeville: Systemic Colonial Violence in Apartheid Israel and South Africa
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The relationship of the Jewish-dominated Israeli state to the Muslim and Christian Palestinians of the occupied Palestinian West Bank and […]
The Journey to Medicare’s 58th Anniversary
Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) — The most successful U. S. health insurance program, Medicare, was enacted ln July,1965, to provide health insurance for […]
Jenin has Long been seen as the Capital of Palestinian Resistance and Militancy – The Latest Israeli Raid will do little to Shake that Reputation
By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona | – Israeli troops withdrew from Jenin on July 4, 2023 after two days of heavy aerial bombardment and […]
Lebanon: Armed Forces Summarily Deporting Syrians
Lebanese Armed Forces have summarily deported thousands of Syrians, including unaccompanied children, back to Syria between April and May 2023. Syrians in Lebanon are living […]
Dear Chief Justice John Roberts: Your Rulings Show that you don’t Preside over a Court so much as a Partisan Tribunal
Auburn, Al. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Dear Chief Justice Roberts. Let me give you a hanky. All those nasty critics of “your” court, […]