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Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?
Trump has already demolished the fundamental geopolitics that have undergirded U.S. global hegemony for the past 80 years
Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust
The adoption of electric vehicles has spread to the Global South and is no longer only a Chinese, European and American phenomenon.
3 Narratives of Gaza: Trump’s Riviera, Palestinians’ Two-States, Israel’s Genocide
Only one is being translated into consequential action: the Israeli narrative of domination and genocide.
“You will not Kill our Imagination:” Palestinian Memoirist Saeed Teebi
Teebi’s efforts to come to terms with the failures and powers of language to narrate a Palestinian story that can stand for itself
California’s New Law Outlawing Criticism of Israel Quashes Academic Freedom, Criminalizes Teachers
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A California District Court hearing on was held on Wednesday, December 17, over an injunction sought by […]
“Another Cup to Drown the Memory:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:30
No. 30 in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám continues the theme of bewilderment that we find ourselves, unasked, in […]
Climate Breakdown: Even “Weak” Cyclones cause Fatal Flooding as Oceans Heat Up
By Ligin Joseph, University of Southampton (The Conversation) – The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, […]
The “President of Peace” Prepares for War: The Donroe Doctrine Hits Home
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Earlier this month, the Trump administration released its new National Security Strategy, or NSS. Normally, such documents are poor predictors of […]
Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll in Israel, published in Ma’ariv, is summarized in al-Balad. It shows that if Israel has early […]











