Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]
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Egypt’s Alexandria in Danger of becoming a modern Atlantis, as Climate Conference opens in Sharm El Sheikh
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The second-largest city in the country hosting this year’s international climate change conference, Alexandria in Egypt, will struggle for its […]
Churches Are Breaking the Law by Endorsing in Elections, Experts Say. The IRS Looks the Other Way
By Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest | – Co-published with The Texas Tribune ( ProPublica) – Six days before a local runoff election last year […]
China’s Decarbonization Miracle: “We are Witnessing a Fundamental Change in its Electricity Mix”
( Foreign Policy in Focus) – When it comes to a global clean energy transition, China is both part of the problem and part of […]
As COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt Nears, World Needs to Realize Depth of Crisis, Urgency of Action
By Andrew King, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change […]
The Rise of Israeli Fascism as the Swing Vote in Parliament, and the Project of Ethnic Cleansing
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Despite Israeli propaganda about being a democracy that shares values with the liberal West, the country has for some time […]
‘Bloody Friday’ highlights the Plight of the Baloch in Iran
By Samand Muhammad-Shahi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – A month after a brutal massacre, protests continue in Iran’s restive region of Balochistan, […]
Droughts don’t need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference
By Joshua Busby, University of Texas at Austin | – The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that […]
The Planet Earth We Grew up With, R.I.P.
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Oddly enough, I’ve read obituaries with fascination from the time I was quite young. And yet, in all these years, I’ve […]
Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of ’22, with Fossil Fuels Flat
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the first half of 2022, there was no increase in the world’s use of fossil fuels, and all new […]
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