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Israel’s Shifting Politics
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Israel’s Shifting Politics

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – PM Benjamin Netanyahu has alienated many in Israeli society, some of whom now revile his leadership: The Times of Israel […]

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

08/03/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

08/03/2025 By The Conversation

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Zelensky warns against Russian "Blood Oil;"  In fact, buying any Oil is paying Blood Money

Zelensky warns against Russian “Blood Oil;” In fact, buying any Oil is paying Blood Money

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The BBC reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview, accused Germany and Hungary of paying “blood money” for […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to have the Ramadan break-fast iftar meal […]

Middle East Monitor

Russia
Manifesto published in Russian media reflects Putin regime’s ruthless plans in Ukraine

Manifesto published in Russian media reflects Putin regime’s ruthless plans in Ukraine

By Susanne Sternthal, Texas State University | – Shortly after footage emerged of the carnage Russian troops left behind in the town of Bucha, Ukraine, […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Don't Let War Hawks use Putin to Shift our Gaze from Our Huge Social Problems, from Racism to Climate

Don’t Let War Hawks use Putin to Shift our Gaze from Our Huge Social Problems, from Racism to Climate

( Tomdispatch.com ) – I recently participated in a commemoration of Martin Luther King’s address “Beyond Vietnam — A Time to Break Silence,” originally delivered […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

Climate Crisis
Hearkening Back to Ancient Glory, Greece opens Largest double-sided solar farm in Europe

Hearkening Back to Ancient Glory, Greece opens Largest double-sided solar farm in Europe

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Maeve Campbell at Euronews/ Reuters reports that Greece has brought online the continent’s largest double-sided solar facility, which will generate […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
The Richest Americans pay 3.4% in Federal Taxes, a rate 5 Times Less than most People

The Richest Americans pay 3.4% in Federal Taxes, a rate 5 Times Less than most People

By Paul Kiel, Ash Ngu, Jesse Eisinger and Jeff Ernsthausen | – ( ProPublica ) – Which people and professions rake in the most income […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
The Navajo Nation takes on the Climate Emergency

The Navajo Nation takes on the Climate Emergency

By Fiona L.Q. Flaherty | – (Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – For many years, Tsegi Canyon on the Navajo Nation struggled: Its dry walls […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Feminism
Vladimir Putin, the Czar of macho Politics, is threatened by Gender and Sexuality Rights

Vladimir Putin, the Czar of macho Politics, is threatened by Gender and Sexuality Rights

By Valerie Sperling, Alexandra Novitskaya, Janet Elise Johnson, and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom | – Vladimir Putin has mentioned “gender freedoms” more than once to justify […]

The Conversation

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Is Joe Biden Right that the Russians are committing Genocide in Ukraine?

Is Joe Biden Right that the Russians are committing Genocide in Ukraine?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kevin Liptak reports for CNN that on a visit to Iowa President Biden talked to reporters about Russian actions in […]

Juan Cole

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