San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – For decades, countless U.S. officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are […]
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Iran: Brutal Repression in Kurdistan Capital (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian security forces used excessive and unlawful lethal force against protesters in Kurdistan province’s capital, Sanandaj, in October and […]
Cartoonist Kianoush Ramazani: Hope in Iran during Turbulent Times
By Mariam A. ( Globalvoices.org ) – Three months have passed since Mahsa Amini was murdered by Iran’s morality police for violating the country’s strict […]
Soccer Champion Lionel Messi’s Black Cloak: a brief History of the Honorary Bisht
By Pardis Mahdavi, The University of Montana | – Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari […]
New Solar installations Rocket up by 50% in Europe in 2022, amid Ukraine War Energy Crisis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The industry think tank SolarPower Europe has concluded that new solar power installations rocketed up in Europe by nearly 50% […]
Why the Fight over defining Antisemitism is Key to the Future of BDS
By Shane Burley | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Despite conservatives in America feigning their undying support for “free speech,” those convictions often vanish when […]
2022’s US Climate Disasters: A Tale of too much CO2, Too much Rain – and too Little
By Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton | – The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms – and […]
America’s best Christmas Present would be Real Democracy where even the Poor Vote
( Tomdispatch.com) – Last week, I was in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station. The weather had turned cold and I couldn’t help noticing what an inhospitable […]
Why Algeria’s Coup and Civil War Should Alarm Americans about Trumpism, Whether he is Convicted or Not
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Donald Trump’s attempted coup on Jan. 6, for which he has now been referred to the Department of Justice on […]
New Extremist Israeli Government Further Marginalizes Palestinians and risks Alienating 70% World’s Jews
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – A crisis is brewing in the relationship between Israel and the United States, and even between Israel and […]
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