A bloc is attempting to deep-six the pledge made at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels.”
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In first nationwide Election since Roe was Overturned, Voters opt to protect Abortion Access
By Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University | – The first major election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade […]
Biden Holds Red Wave to a Ripple, as Trump Loses Big Time in Midterms
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Over the past 40 years, midterm elections have typically been quiet affairs in which only 38% to 40% of voters […]
Israel: The Right-Wing Netanyahu is Back but can he Govern with Far, Far Right “Allies”?
By Guy Ziv, American University School of International Service | – Israel’s political magician has done it again. Having been turned out of office in […]
Syria: Parties to the Conflict Aggravate Cholera Epidemic (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Turkish authorities are exacerbating an acute water crisis that is believed to have given rise to the deadly cholera […]
With Israeli Expulsionists in Power, US SecState Blinken can’t Assuage Palestinian Fears With talk of defunct “Two-State Solution”
( Middle East Monitor) – With Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu set to return as Israeli prime minister, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Palestinian […]
One Billionaire emits a Million times more CO2 than an Average Person, as Protesters block Private Planes at Amsterdam
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Oxfam has a new study, Carbon Billionaires: The investment emissions of the world’s richest people. The Executive Summary says that […]
Politics and pulpits: Christians and Republicans team up to watch the Polls Tuesday
By Deena Winter | – The Minnesota Reformer BUFFALO — A flag hanging from a telephone pole marked the turnoff to the Land of Promise. […]
Israel: On the Road to International Isolation with the Rise of domestic Fascist Parties
Adnan Abu Amer | – As Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud party that won the Israeli elections, rushes to form his new government, unprecedented […]
Armed Conflict and Climate Change: how these two Threats play out in Africa
By Halvard Buhaug, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) | – The world is falling miserably short of reducing carbon emissions in line with the Paris […]










