Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – PM Benjamin Netanyahu has alienated many in Israeli society, some of whom now revile his leadership: The Times of Israel […]
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The Forgotten War: what Russia could win from the reignited Conflict in Syria
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham | – (The Conversation) – Largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, Syria remains a deeply divided and violent country, […]
Congress Has No Business Shoveling Another $847 Billion Into the Military Industrial Complex
By Lindsay Koshgarian | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Can you imagine the audacity to fail a multi-trillion dollar audit of public funds, and then […]
U.S. State Department Slams Al Jazeera for taking Israeli Assassination of Abu Akleh to Int’l Criminal Court, though US asked Court to Investigate Russia
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera has referred the case of one of its slain reporters, Shireen Abu Akleh […]
Iranian-Baluch Prisoner Khodanoor Lajaei: Icon for a Revolution
By Hamid Yazdan Panah | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Unprecedented protests have been taking place in Iran over the last two months, with thousands taking […]
Key Summit: Avoiding Climate Breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s Biodiversity
By Nathan Cooper, University of Waikato | – (The Conversation) – Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address […]
Living Politics, Embedding with Workers, Standing up to the Lies of the Rich
( Tomdispatch.com ) – “Welcome back!” read my friend Allan’s email. “So happy to have you back and seeing that hard work paid off. Thank […]
In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Protesters in Iran, including political prisoners had called for three days of national strikes beginning Sunday, and if reports and […]
Jordan’s official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate
By Suja Sawafta | – ( Middle East Monitor) – On 1 December, Netflix began streaming Farha (2021) worldwide, despite immense pressure directed at the […]
Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted two Human Rights Watch staff members and at least 18 other […]
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