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Military Protests against Neutering of Courts threaten Israel’s Security, Say Officials
( Middle East Monitor) – Following a letter penned to the Knesset by 1,142 Israeli Air Force reservists declaring suspension of their military service, Minister […]
The SCOTUS Dobbs Decision Causes Moral Injury to Abortion Patients and Providers Alike
Dr. Jenna Beckham Dr. Erica Pettigrew ( AZ Mirror ) – On June 24, 2022, the landscape of reproductive healthcare in this country took a […]
Dear Ron DeSantis: Consider all the Valuable Skills the Enslaved Taught Cracker Slave-Holders (For Which they were never Paid)
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Florida history curriculum on slavery says that some enslaved persons learned skills while enslaved that later benefited them, […]
Return Of ‘Morality Police’ To Iranian Streets Leaves Women Fearful But Defiant
By Mehdi Tahbaz “Our girls are fighting and know that there is no way back for us and we are not going back, and our […]
Climate Change has landed Florida in Hot Water, with Worse to Come if we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels
Craig Pittman ( Florida Phoenix) – As a collector of clever Florida signs, I could not decide which one was a better commentary. One, […]
Extremists Want to Ban Discussing Their Abortion Bans
By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) – Unfortunately, it’s 1984 again in America. Not the year. The book. George Orwell’s classic novel tells of […]
The “Destruction of the Third Temple”? Israel’s Apocalyptic Civil War Weakens State, Military
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Friday, all hell broke loose in Israel, even more so than the recent norm. The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 […]
Turkey has a long Road ahead with renewed European Union Bid
Written byArzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org) – On July 20, European Union foreign ministers met to discuss Ankara’s renewed accession demands and agreed to re-engage with […]
The Forgotten Amazon: As a Critical Summit Nears, Politicians must Work Against Deforestation in Bolivia’s Amazon
By Victor Galaz, Stockholm University | – When asked to situate the world’s most iconic rainforest on a map, most people will pinpoint Brazil. And […]
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