Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I […]
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The European Union is Struggling to Respond to Biden’s Subsidies for Green Energy
By Anna Gumbau ( China Dialogue ) – After the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]
Pakistan’s Trans Community battles Climate Catastrophe and Exclusion
Trans people affected by floods in Pakistan’s Balochistan province gather to receive aid from the non-profit Al-Khidmat Foundation, in partnership with Unilever Pakistan (Photo […]
DeSantis’ Florida as the Epicenter of the New Culture Wars: The Coming Battle for America’s Political Soul
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The concept of “woke” culture is an existential threat to Republican office holders and party officials. Led […]
Turkey’s presidential Election – how Erdoğan defied the Polls to head into Runoff as Favorite
By Salih Yasun, Indiana University | – Turkey is heading toward a presidential runoff election on May 28, 2023, after no candidate won more than […]
After the Worst April-May Heatwave in History, Indians and Pakistanis must Demand these Urgent Climate Actions
Aditi Mukherji ( The Third Pole ) – When heatwaves disrupt our children’s education, it is time to demand climate action. I am writing this […]
Poor Iranians Sell Their Organs Amid Deepening Economic Crisis
One-third of Iran’s population reportedly lives in extreme poverty. Some people are so poor that they have resorted to selling their organs on the black […]
United Nations for First Time Recognizes 1948 Israeli Ethnic Cleansing (Nakbah) of Palestinians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Today, May 15, for the first time a commemoration will be held at the United Nations HQ in New York […]
Time for some Climate Optimism: These 4 Charts on the Unstoppable Growth of Solar will Blow your Mind
By Andrew Blakers, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other power source […]
Israeli Military Apologizes for Killing US Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a Year after the Shooting
( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s military has apologised for its killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, after a year of denial […]
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