Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]
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Yemen: Will Resignation of Saudi-backed Absentee President help End US-Backed War?
( Al-Bab.com ) – After months of apparent deadlock, the last few days have brought tentative signs of a shift in Yemen’s seven-year conflict. On […]
The Left has to Recognize Russian Imperialism in Ukraine or it is Trapped in Americocentrism
By David Ost | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – It is tough for leftists to be on the same side as the […]
Why didn’t US strikes on Afghan Weddings generate Press Outrage like Russia’s Killings of Civilians in Ukraine?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – You’ve seen the grisly footage. You’ve read the harrowing reports. The evidence is everywhere and it’s as chilling as it is […]
Republicans dislike Biden more than Putin by over 2-to-1: No Rallying around the Flag
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse at the University of Maryland finds that Republicans dislike President […]
GOP’s Voter Suppression Laws are a Five-Alarm Emergency for Democracy
By Robert P. Alvarez | – ( Otherwords.org ) – “Voter suppression” is a divisive and highly politicized term. But for the slate of bills […]
Whoever Wins France’s Election, its Muslims Fear Islamophobia has Become Endemic
By Rayan Freschie | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As the French election looms on the horizon, Muslims in France are less interested […]
Timbuktu Manuscripts Online promise to re-balance the African Continent’s place in World intellectual History
By Charles C. Stewart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | – The ancient Timbuktu manuscripts of Mali were back in the headlines following internet giant […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson joins a Court that once Ruled Black Women had no Rights at All
Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An unprecedented ceremony at the White House on Friday celebrated the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice […]
Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy reform in decades”
By Kerstine Appunn and Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany wants to fight the climate crisis and its heavy dependence […]