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Countdown to World War III with China?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – When the Department of Defense released its annual report on Chinese military strength in early November, one claim generated headlines around […]
How a Supreme Court decision limiting access to abortion will harm the economy and women’s well-being
By Michele Gilman | – The Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021, heard oral arguments in a case that may result in a ruling that […]
Republicans reject Gov’t Vaccine Mandates for Men, seek state Pregnancy Mandates on Women
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Texas GOP delegation in Congress, led by Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Ted Cruz, are threatening to shut down […]
After America: The Russo-Turkish Tango in Afghanistan
The Kremlin is making overtures to the new Taliban government in Afghanistan. On October 21, at a meeting of the Valdai Club, President Vladimir Putin […]
No, Opposing Israeli Apartheid Policies is not anti-Semitism, and Most Universities are rejecting IHRA Propaganda Ploy
On the first of October, the University of Bristol fired Professor David Miller, a world renowned expert on the Israel lobby, the Zionist movement and […]
Why the Arctic getting more Rain than Snow will be bad news for the whole world
By Richard Hodgkins | – Before the end of this century, most of the Arctic will for the first time receive more rain than snow […]
Both UN Official and US Amb. to UN Warn Israel Squatter Violence toward Palestinians is Escalating
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, delivered alarming remarks to the United […]
How Israel is Isolating East Jerusalem from the West Bank to Block a Viable Palestinian State
By Ali Abu Hableh | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The Israeli coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid has set its […]
What my 20 years in Afghanistan taught me about the Taliban – and how the west consistently underestimates them
By Sippi Azarbaijani Moghaddam | – It was April 1995, and I was preparing to travel to Afghanistan for my first volunteer post with a […]