This week marks 80 years since the United States used its nuclear weapons against the civilian population of Japan in August 1945. Prior to that, […]
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The World Court just ruled Countries can be held liable for Climate Change Damage – what does that mean for the US?
By Lauren Gifford, Colorado State University and Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, University of California, Berkeley (The Conversation) – The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory […]
Stop the War Now: Middle East Studies Faculty, Ben-Gurion University
Stop the War Now! Statement from the Faculty of the Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We, the faculty of the […]
Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities
Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Jewish law does not permit us to look away when atrocities are being committed. It is […]
The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response
By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell Since Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on in the Gaza Strip, a quieter but escalating war […]
The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Once upon a time, nothing in this world could have convinced me that I would be living through this moment in […]
How the Palestinian West Bank is being Annexed by Israel, with Tacit US Support
Behind the fog of war and the obliteration of Gaza, Israel’s far-right cabinet has escalated the annexation of the West Bank to Israel. New York […]
Do Palestinians deserve a State only if they are Genocided?
Voices around the world are saying: it’s now or never for a Palestinian state. ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Most Israelis are too […]
Trump may be Abandoning Climate Fight, but New Leaders, including China, are Emerging
By Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (The Conversation) – When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was […]
US Green Beret: Israeli “Hunger Games in Gaza” (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen)
Senator Chris Van Hollen interviews Anthony Aguilar, former Green Beret and former contractor in Gaza, on what Aguilar witnessed there. Warning: Graphic language, Images. Transcript: […]
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