Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday slapped personal sanctions on United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, Francesca […]
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2021’s US Climate Disasters revealed an East-West Divide, with one side of the Country too Wet, the other dangerously Dry
By Shuang-Ye Wu | – Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the […]
New Biden EPA Auto Emissions Rules mandate 10-fold Increase in annual Electric Vehicle sales by 2026
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In good news for electric vehicles and the greening of US transportation, the Biden administration on Monday substantially toughened automobile […]
The Year in Inequality in 10 Charts: Our Economic and Racial Divides grew Wider in 2021
Blogging Our Great Divide by Sarah Anderson Brian Wakamo | – A year ago we had such high hopes. We expected the Covid vaccine rollout […]
US-Backed Al-Sisi’s Gov’t in Egypt Unjustly Sentences Dissidents to Years in Prison for “Spreading False News”
( Human Rights Watch – An emergency court sentenced Alaa Abd al Fattah to five years in prison, and Mohamed al-Baqer and Mohamed “Oxygen” Ibrahim […]
Don’t care about the Build Back Better Act? Hearing People’s personal Stories might change that
By Angela Bradbery | – When U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said that he wouldn’t support President Joe Biden’s signature Build Back Better Act, he […]
Revenge is a Dish best Served Green: Biden could get around Manchin with GOP Senators Supporting Wind, Solar, Battery
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Senator Joe Manchin has attempted completely to shoot down the Build Back Better bill, underlining the thin legislative margin with […]
Is the Return of Dictatorship in Tunisia the end of the Arab Spring Youth Movements?
By Yosr Jouini | – ( Globalvoices.org) – On July 25, 2021, Tunisian President-elect Kais Said announced the dismissal of the prime minister, a freeze […]
Biden, Infrastructure Law in Hand, Will at Last replace all Poisonous Lead Water Pipes from Coast to Coast
By Gabriel Filippelli | – The Biden administration has released a plan to accelerate removal of lead water pipes and lead paint from U.S. homes. […]
Let’s de-commercialize Christmas this Year and give our Kids the Gift of a Liveable Earth
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Confession time: this year, I don’t want to buy my kids anything for Christmas. Big one, right? Okay, let me soften […]
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