Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]
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Israel has Jailed 50,000 Palestinian Children since 1967, and the Number of Detentions is Growing Rapidly: Report
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Palestinian Commission on Detainees and Ex-Detainees released a report for World Children’s Day on the routine Israeli arrest and […]
Iran’s Athletes, Including Soccer Players at World Cup, are Boycotting National Anthem to Support Protests
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari. Here’s what I’ve been following during the past week and what I’m watching for in the days ahead. ( RFE/ […]
After Failures of COP27, only a Radical Effort to Slash CO2 can keep Climate from Going Chaotic
By Peter Schlosser, Arizona State University | – The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a […]
How the Bush “War on Terror” Fed US White Nationalism and brought the Terror Home
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being investigated […]
Iran: Sunni Kurdish Clerics Call for Nat’l Referendum under U.N., as Shiite Security Forces Kill 13 in Crackdown on Kurdish West
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Monday, a large group of Sunni Kurdish clerics called for an internationally supervised referendum in Iran. According to BBC […]
COP27 Climate Summit sparks Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations Over People and Planet
By Manuel Pérez-Rocha | – ( Inequality.org ) – Regarding the global climate negotiations in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power […]
Anti-War Russians find a new Home in Turkey
By Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( Globalvoices.org) – In a lively neighborhood of Istanbul’s Kadikoy district, Grao Cafeteria is nestled in between local shops and […]
Urban Planning is now on the Front Line of the Climate Crisis. This is What it means for our Cities and Towns
By Barbara Norman, University of Canberra | International climate talks in Egypt known as COP27 are into their second week. Thursday is Solutions Day at […]
Top 6 Ways Republicans have Spread Hatred of Gays — Background to Club Q Mass Shooting
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A 22-year-old gunman walked into Club Q in Colorado Springs Sunday and shot five people to death with a long […]
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