Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]
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The Lingering of Trumpian anti-Immigrant Hate, and Commemorating victims at Tree of Life Synagogue
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The “3rd Commemoration” of the 2018 Pittsburgh, Tree of Life Synagogue massacre occurs on October 27. When one […]
We don’t need a Debt Ceiling, we Need Gov’t to Invest in Truly Rewarding Jobs
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Who is at fault for a standoff on the debt ceiling? Republicans are the obvious choice because […]
How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities
By Abdulkader Sinno | – Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite Muslims were killed in attacks on mosques in October 2021. One such attack took […]
“A Psychopath with Infinite Resources:” Al-Jabri accuses Saudi Crown Prince MBS
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Scott Pelley at CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviewed Dr. Saad al-Jabri, the number 2 man in Saudi intelligence until 2014, when […]
How Billionaires’ Utopias could End American Democracy
( Inequality.org) – Great wealth can do great damage. Grand personal fortunes, we’ve come to understand, can menace our democracy and distort our economic life. […]
Not all Wars are Planned: China and the U.S. need to Stop Playing Chicken in the Taiwan Strait
( Foreign Policy in Focus) – When he was running for office in 2008, Barack Obama wanted to put an end to the war in […]
The Path to a Livable Future: Or Will Rich Corporations Trash the Planet?
By Noam Chomsky and Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – This month will mark a critical juncture in the struggle to avoid climate catastrophe. […]
At its heart, Dune is a Tragedy, and a Warning against Trumpism
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The protagonist of the new Denis Villeneuve film, Dune, Paul Atreides, is a complex character, but he should be seen […]
Why is Social Spending Controversial but Congress lavishes $7 trillion a Decade on Pentagon?
By Sister Karen M. Donahue | ( Otherwords.org) – Right now, the United States is locked in a contentious debate over the Build Back Better […]