Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Medicare still Superior at Age 57
Gainesville, Florida — On July 30, 1965, US President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Medicare Act into law. The law created two new programs, Medicare […]
We Have a Smoking Gun — Indict Trump
By Mitchell Zimmerman | ( Otherwords.org) – Trump White House insider and January 6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson provided startling and compelling evidence that Donald […]
What are bail funds? Two social policy experts explain
By Cynthia A. Golembeski, The New School; and Matthew Bakko, University of Michigan | When someone charged with a crime is eligible for release but […]
Extreme Life: Why the Climate Emergency is the Moral Equivalent of World War III
( Tomdispatch.com In recent weeks, a newly emboldened right-wing Supreme Court struck down a more than century-old New York law restricting the carrying of concealed […]
In Sea Change, US Presbyterian Committee brands Israel’s Occupation of Palestinians Apartheid, calls for end to Collective Punishment in Gaza
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week, the International Engagement Committee of the 1.2-million-strong Presbyterian Church passed a resolution entitled, “On Recognition That Israel’s Laws, […]
72% of Palestinians view 2-State Option as non-Viable given Israeli land-grabs, and 23% want a Joint State
( Middle East Monitor ) – A recent poll by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research showed that there is significant disillusion with […]
As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?
By Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe […]
How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned
Zane McNeill | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On Friday, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling which ensured […]
How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of independence begins with the famous words, crafted by Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, […]
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