Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lauri Myllyvirta writes at Carbon Brief that China’s CO2 emissions over-all fell by 1% in the past 12 months, and […]
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The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East
by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a new chapter in US politics, but it […]
Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies during Israeli Assault (HRW)
Limited Prenatal Care; Unsafe Deliveries; Newborns Facing Fatal Conditions Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem, January 28, 2025) – The Israeli government’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on […]
China’s Wind and Solar Soar by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s attempt to derail the wind and solar industries in the United States in favor of dirty fossil fuels […]
The Forever Charade: Gitmo, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
( Tomdispatch.com ) – On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at […]
Protesting to Columbia U. over Forced Retirement of Professor Katherine Franke for Palestine Advocacy
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Senator Greg Fryer Co-Chair, Faculty Affairs, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Columbia University Senate […]
Memo to Trump: How Dumping 2.2 Million more Palestinians on Jordan would Destabilize the Middle East even More than the Iraq War Did
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – First, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet proposed ethnically cleansing Gaza of its Palestinian inhabitants in the fall […]
Israel destroyed 70% of Gaza’s Buildings: Was this ‘Domicide’ a further Move toward Colonization?
by Jibran Syed ( Middle East Monitor ) – As Palestinians continue to make their way back to the remnants of Gaza – a place […]
As Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
By Robert Kubinec, University of South Carolina (The Conversation) – The fall of Bashar Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 has ushered in a nerve-wracking time […]
Interview: Juan Cole’s ‘Gaza Yet Stands’ and the Fate of Palestine
Interview of Juan Cole on his book Gaza Yet Stands by Shubhda Chaudhary for her Middle East Insights YouTube channel. Dr. Chaudhary Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary […]