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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Elections
Why Elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted Problems

Why Elections will not solve Libya’s deep-rooted Problems

By Natasha Lindstaedt | – Libya is poised to hold presidential and parliamentary elections this year but there are still many unresolved issues. Ongoing political […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Europe is dependent on Russian Gas during Ukraine Crisis because it didn't Ramp up Renewables Faster

Europe is dependent on Russian Gas during Ukraine Crisis because it didn’t Ramp up Renewables Faster

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The growing conflict between the United States and the Russian Federation over the Ukraine has taken an increasingly dark turn, […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Two Sides, Same Coin: Suppressing Votes, Cutting Rich People’s Taxes

Two Sides, Same Coin: Suppressing Votes, Cutting Rich People’s Taxes

( Inequality.org) – America’s national media typically pay little attention to the moves the nation’s state lawmakers make. Not this year. State legislative battles have […]

Sam Pizzigati

Climate Crisis
The Climate Emergency is Already Here: Deaths in Heat Waves are Increasing even in the Cool North

The Climate Emergency is Already Here: Deaths in Heat Waves are Increasing even in the Cool North

By Chloe Brimicombe | – When you take age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according […]

The Conversation

Pentagon
Did our Lost Imperial Wars turn America into our present Trumpian Dystopia?

Did our Lost Imperial Wars turn America into our present Trumpian Dystopia?

( Tomdispatch.com) – In the long and storied history of the United States Army, many young officers have served in many war zones. Few, I […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

Climate Crisis
Biden Still Determined to pass the Blockbuster Green Energy Package in BBB; Here's how He can Do it

Biden Still Determined to pass the Blockbuster Green Energy Package in BBB; Here’s how He can Do it

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I argued last December that since Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition had tanked the enormous Build Back Better act, President Biden […]

Juan Cole

Germany
Germany's First Battery-Powered Train Plies Regional Routes on Way to Green Rails

Germany’s First Battery-Powered Train Plies Regional Routes on Way to Green Rails

( Clean Energy Wire ) – Together with French manufacturer Alstom, German railway company Deutsche Bahn is going to start trial runs with the country’s […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

Israel/ Palestine
When Israel Kills an American, Washington calls for "Investigation;" Hundreds of Palestinians? Not so Much

When Israel Kills an American, Washington calls for “Investigation;” Hundreds of Palestinians? Not so Much

( Middle East Monitor ) – Last week, 80-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Asad was kidnapped, tied up, and apparently tortured by Israeli army thugs in the […]

Asa Winstanley

Environment
Scientists issue Dire Warning: Chemical Pollution now Exceeds Safe Planetary Limit

Scientists issue Dire Warning: Chemical Pollution now Exceeds Safe Planetary Limit

By Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez | – The production and release of plastics, pesticides, industrial compounds, antibiotics and other pollutants is now happening so fast and on […]

The Conversation

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