Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – As missiles fly across West Asia, I recall my trip to Iran where, in 2016, I discovered a […]
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House censures defiant Rep. Gosar for Video in Which he Murders AOC, strips Committee Posts
By Ulysse Bex | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The House censured Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, Wednesday and stripped him of his committee […]
Palestinians have no Freedom or Independence under Israeli Occupation
By Adnan Hmidan | – On 15 November, the Palestinian Authority (PA) closed its official departments, closed schools and universities as is usual every year, […]
The Costs of War (to You): Where So Much of Our Money Really Went
By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – As a Navy spouse of 10 years and counting, my life offers an up-close view of our […]
COVID-19 killed more Americans in 2021 than 2020, and the Republican Party Death Cult is mostly to Blame
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The number of dead from COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2021, as of yesterday, November 21, surpassed the deadly toll […]
Why We Can’t Trust the World Bank to Stand Up to Powerful Fossil Fuel Companies
By Manuel Pérez-Rocha | – ( Inequality.org) – At the international climate change negotiations in Scotland, the World Bank tried to position itself as a […]
In Sudan’s new Revolt, Women and Youth will not settle for less than true Democracy
By Nazik Awad | (OpenDemocracy.net) – Sudan’s coup on 25 October was both highly anticipated and inevitable. For three months, tension between the civilian and […]
Bangladesh Cyclone: Mental Health Distress Shows Devastation of Climate Emergency
By Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson | – Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of climate-induced loss and damage – such as the destruction of […]
The Climate Emergency Comes for Iran, as Thousands of Angry Farmers Protest in Dry Riverbed at Isfahan
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Friday, Kayhan London reports that thousands of farmers and other activists gathered in the dry riverbed of the historic […]
If We could Mobilize to Fight COVID-19, why can’t we Ramp up to Combat the Climate Emergency?
By Jill Richardson ( Otherwords.org ) – The recent COP26 climate summit in Glasgow was the 26th attempt to get the nations of the world […]