Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]
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America as a Sacrifice Zone
( Tomdispatch.com ) – In the American ethos, sacrifice is often hailed as the chief ingredient for overcoming hardship and seizing opportunity. To be successful, […]
How 3 Gigawatts of Battery Power Plus Solar Saved California from Electricity Blackouts during the Heat Dome this Month
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In August 2020, California consumers suffered through a severe heat wave, responding by blasting their air conditioners. California had put […]
The Revolt of the Rational: Women and other Mainstream Americans rise against the Forced-Birth Republicans and MAGA Fascism
Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – Fury at the MAGA majority on the Supreme Court and disgust at the lunatic extremism of MAGA candidates have […]
Tantura: New documentary Supports Palestinian Narrative of Massacres during 1948 Nakba (Expulsions)
By Rudy Kisler, McGill University | – (The Conversation) – A new documentary, released earlier this year, is shining light on a violent and controversial […]
Nine out of 10 marine Species could disappear by 2100, Scientists warn
( Sustainability Times) – If the planet continues to warm at current rates, by the end of the century as many as 90% of marine […]
House Oversight Committee wants to Know why Saudis gave Jared Kushner $2 billion
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The House Committee on Oversight and Reform, chaired by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), sent a sharp letter to Trump […]
US Smug about Russia’s Failures in Ukraine, Forgetting the Iraq and Afghanistan Quagmires
(Tomdispatch.com) – In Washington, wide agreement exists that the Russian army’s performance in the Kremlin’s ongoing Ukraine “special military operation” ranks somewhere between lousy and […]
Those Iranian Planes Ferrying Drones to Moscow Flew over Georgia: But who gave Permission?
By Nadia Beard | – ( RFE/ RL) – TBILISI — Georgia’s position on the war in Ukraine has again come under domestic scrutiny after […]
African Odyssey: How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura Processions became an Annual Tradition
By Mara Leichtman, Michigan State University | – (The Conversation) – Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam […]
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