Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After thirty years of agitation, incitement, lies and provocation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally succeeded in […]
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The Mahsa Effect: Iran protest at enforced Veiling sparks online Debate and feminist Calls for Action across Arab World
By Balsam Mustafa, University of Warwick | – (The Conversation) – Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody […]
The Nightmare of Military Spending on an Overheating Planet: A Big Carbon Bootprint and a Giant Sucking Sound in the National Budget
By Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – On October 1st, the U.S. military will start spending the more than $800 billion Congress is going […]
Top Six Astounding Signs of Solar Progress in US, as this Source accounts for 45% of New Power Installations in 2021
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Berkeley Labs has brought out its report on utility-scale solar power in the United States during 2021. Here are some […]
Mahsa, a National Iranian Symbol of Resistance
Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment) – In the summer of 1993, I went to Iran to visit my parents who at the time were […]
Iranian Government Websites Go Dark; ‘Anonymous’ Hacker Collective Claims Responsibility
By Ardeshir Tayebi | – ( RFE/RL ) – Several Iranian government and state-owned websites have been taken down by Anonymous, the international activist hacker […]
Desalinating Seawater sounds Easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable Ways to meet people’s Water Needs
By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles | – (The Conversation) – Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable […]
Tlaib calls out “Progressive except on Israel,” and Wasserman Schultz inadvertently makes Her Point for Her
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ursula Perano at the Daily Beast reports on the controversy among the Progressive Democratic Caucus in Congress over remarks on […]
Can the UN be Reformed? Turkish President Erdogan’s “A Fairer World is Possible.” – A Review
Mt. Berry, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment) – I avoid reading books written by politicians. They are all too often nothing more than exercises in […]
Ukraine war: Putin calls up more Troops and threatens Nuclear Option – But is it a Sign of Weakness?
By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tatyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy | – Declaring a partial mobilisation and threatening the use of […]
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