Book Review: Vali Nasr, “Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History”, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Islamic Republic […]
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Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it
By Allison Stanger, Middlebury (The Conversation) – Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on […]
The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel
Bloomington, In. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A dozen years ago I visited Israel on a two-week trip as a guest of an American […]
Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction
By Lina Eklund, Lund University; He Yin, Kent State University , and Jamon Van Den Hoek, Oregon State University (The Conversation) – The ceasefire agreed […]
The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza
Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a resort tests public tolerance for illegal and immoral actions, part of a wider pattern of US imperialism, says […]
China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese firms dominate the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels, accounting for 80% of the global market (along with most elements […]
Trump’s offshore Wind Energy Freeze: What States lose if the Executive Order remains in Place
By Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University (The Conversation) – A single wind turbine spinning off the U.S. Northeast coast today can power thousands of homes – […]
Facing the Rise of Fascism Like Fools for Freedom
( Tomdispatch.com ) – This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or […]
Trump, an American Stalin? Massive Population Transfers were a Feature of Communist Dictatorship
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s proposal to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its 2.3 million Palestinians constitutes a profound reversal of post-1945 U.S. norms, which […]
A Hostile Corporate Takeover of our Democracy
Never before has one billionaire so thoroughly infiltrated our government and bent it to their will for personal gain. By Alex Jacquez, Elizabeth Pancotti ( […]
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