Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli-Iranian War of 2025 has put Iraq in an extremely difficult situation. The country’s Shiite majority sympathizes with Iran […]
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Great Salt Lake Could be gone in 5 Years: Huge Environmental Climate Catastrophe, Arsenic Dust Storms
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Excessive water use is draining the Great Salt Lake so quickly that at this rate, it could be gone in […]
Just How Big Can Wind Turbines get, as Some already Rival Skyscrapers?
By Simon Hogg, Durham University | – In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast of north-east England, the world’s largest wind turbines will start […]
Shrinking Glaciers threaten Chinese and Indian Energy Transitions
By Alok Gupta ( Third Pole ) – As glaciers shrink and monsoon rainfall becomes more unpredictable due to climate change, uncertainty around the viability of hydropower […]
Big Pharma spent more on Stock Buybacks and Dividends than on Research and Development even during COVID
Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) – The 14 largest publicly-traded pharmaceutical companies spent $747 billion on stock buybacks and dividends from 2012 through 2021 […]
Netanyahu Shocked at UAE cancellation of his State Visit after Extremists Storm Aqsa Mosque Complex
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Far right wing extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir led a group of Israeli fanatics up to the al-Aqsa Mosque complex this week, […]
Four Ways Netanyahu’s new Far-Right Government threatens Israeli Democracy
By Boaz Atzili, American University School of International Service | – (The Conversation) – Democracy is not just about holding elections. It is a set […]
Red State Plans to Investigate Abortion Seekers and Trans Youth Require Sanctuary States to Lock Down Data
By Adam Schwartz | – ( Electronic Frontier Foundation ) – In the wake of this year’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs overruling Roe v. […]
Why the Middle East is moving and must move away from Oil and Gas
By Elif Selin Calik | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In 2022, the biggest energy issue in the Middle East was Organisation of […]
Hollow Men: The Blowhards of Jan. 6 were Yellow-Bellied Cowards
Reprinted in commemoration of Brian Sicknick and other victims of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The damning Jan. 6 public […]
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