This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]
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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 […]
What the criminal referral of Trump means – a constitutional law expert explains the Jan. 6 committee action
Margaret M. Russell, Santa Clara University | – After 18 months investigating, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United […]
Israel, Palestinian Children, and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (HRW)
( Human Rights Watch ) – We write in advance of the 94th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its […]
Suspected of Sedition, Trump Joins Rogues’ Gallery of Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ali Vitali, Kate Santaliz and Haley Talbot at NBC News report that the January 6 Committee of the House of […]
Iran: Till Death Do us Part
Revised 12/21/22. Within a. period of 4 months this year, I lost both my mother and oldest brother. The sense of loss has been enormous. […]
2022 Revealed how Major Arctic Climate Shifts endanger People, Ecosystems and Wildlife
By Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks; and Twila Moon, University of Colorado Boulder | – In the […]
Forget the Deplorables and Focus on the Persuadables: The Code behind the Far Right’s Success
( Tomdispatch.com) – Arizona is ground zero for the wackiest theories and craziest political candidates. Exhibit A: Kari Lake, the Republican who ran for governor […]
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