Informed Comment

How can the Left Tackle the Climate Crisis?

In his new book, writer Malcolm Harris considers the tools in our arsenal for stopping the worst case scenarios of climate change. by Chris Mills […]

Inequality.org

Authoritarianism

Trump Harvests Autocratic Powers Planted by Bush and Cheney

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In 2003, the Macedonian police arrested Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen vacationing in their country. They handed the unfortunate man over […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Crisis

Avoiding Climate Breakdown will Require curing the Cancer Stage of Capitalism

Are we doomed? The short answer is: maybe not. As we all know, humanity is facing a climate breakdown. It’s clear that we are in […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Israel/ Palestine

Israeli Officials: No Humanitarian Aid for “Human Animals” of Gaza, Ever

( Middle East Monitor ) – Since the early days of the latest and ongoing phase of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, humanitarian aid has become […]

Ramona Wadi

Featured

Except for Israel: US Military Aid forbidden to Human Rights Violators by the Leahy Law

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On December 17, 2024, a group of Palestinian and Palestinian-Americans filed a complaint against the State Department […]

Charles O. Blaha

Climate Crisis

South Africa’s Ambitious Renewable Energy Masterplan involves Solar Manufacturing

By Ricardo Amansure, Stellenbosch University (The Conversation) – About 85% of South Africa’s electricity is produced by burning coal. The country’s move to renewable energy […]

The Conversation

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