Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature)In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate […]
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UK Conservative Party dumps Johnson, but the US GOP Refused to dump Trump
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – By Trumpian standards Boris Johnson is a boy scout, The British prime minister, who on Wednesday said he would resign, […]
Fueling the Warfare State: America’s $1.4 Trillion “National Security” Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe
( Tomdispatch.com ) – This March, when the Biden administration presented a staggering $813 billion proposal for “national defense,” it was hard to imagine a […]
Israel’s impunity is boosted by the US whitewash of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
( Middle East Monitor) – The Palestinian Authority’s refusal to hand over the bullet which killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was short lived. So […]
From caravans to markets, the hajj Pilgrimage has always included a commercial Component
By Noorzehra Zaidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | – In early June 2022, Saudi Arabia announced a hajj “lottery” for Western pilgrims that made […]
694 Milllion tons of Rare Earth Metals, Essential to Wind Turbines and EVs, found in Türkiye
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The green energy revolution so far is dependent on certain raw materials, including silicon for solar panels and lithium for […]
Theocracy: Supreme Court backing for Coerced Christian Prayer in Schools Harms Rights of Jews and other Minorities
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – In one of its recent flurry of dismaying decisions, the radical Supreme Court overturned church and state boundaries, […]
Reform the Supreme Court Unelected judges shouldn’t have the power to take away rights most Americans support.
By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Regardless of anyone’s views on abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson took away […]
Abortion decision cherry-picks history – when the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century
Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino | – Justice Samuel Alito appears spellbound by the 19th century. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision […]
With Highland Park 4th of July Mass Shooting, Supreme Court and Congress have Blood on their Hands
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is a hell of a note when you can’t have a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, […]
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