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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How to End America’s Forever Wars for Once and for All
( Tomdispatch.com) – As August ended, American troops completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan almost 20 years after they first arrived. On the formal date of […]
“Given me a Lever and I will Move the Earth:” Biden orders greening of Federal Gov’t, buying of EVs and Solar Panels
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse (d. 212 BC), speaking of the power of the lever, said, “Give me […]
Immigrant Rights: US Senate Should Reinstate Pathway to Citizenship in Build Back Better Act
By Hina Naveed | Aryeh Neier Fellow | – ( Human Rights Watch) – All people, including immigrants like me, have a basic need for […]
It was Israel, not Iran, that Derailed the 2015 Nuclear Agreement, and Bennett is still working against it
By Nasim Ahmed | – World leaders have been trying desperately to salvage the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal between Iran […]
A century of Criminality: How the car and gas industry knew about the health risks of leaded fuel but sold it for 100 years anyway
By Bill Kovarik | – On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new […]
Justice: French arrest Man they believe to be Top Saudi Assassin of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Update: French authorities have released the individual they apprehended on Tuesday. Read on for the significance of this attempted arrest of al-Otaibi. Ann Arbor (Informed […]
Yes, America overthrew the Democratically Elected gov’t of Iran in 1953 and Ray Takeyh is wrong on the History
Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment) – It is likely that, if the elected government of Iran’s Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh had stayed in power, the […]
These Real Estate and Oil Tycoons Avoided Paying Taxes for Years: The Secret IRS Files on the .01%
By Jeff Ernsthausen, Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger | – ( Propublica) – Here’s a tale of two Stephen Rosses. Real life Stephen Ross, who […]
California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada
By Roger Bales | – California is preparing for a third straight year of drought, and officials are tightening limits on water use to levels […]