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Question for Joe Manchin after COP26: Why isn’t Coal — the New Blood Diamonds– Illegal, Now?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Denise Chow at NBC News reports that on Thursday at the UN climate conference Cop26, some 23 new countries signed […]
Was the Afghan War a Schell Game? Getting It Right Is Always the Wrong Approach When It Comes to America’s Wars
( Tomdispatch.com) – I waited almost three months for some acknowledgement, but it never came. Not a bottle of champagne. Not a congratulatory note. Not […]
Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows
By Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie Andrew, and Rob Jackson | – Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after […]
The Middle East is heating twice as Fast as the Rest of the World: How long will it be Habitable?
By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Alarm bells are ringing at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow over the perilous […]
“Worse than a Crime”: Pentagon Inspector finds Kabul Drone Strike Killing 10 not a Violation of Law (!)
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Paul Handley of AFP reports that the US Air Force Inspector General, Lieutenant General Sami Said, found that a drone […]
Is America’s Political Dysfunction harming Democracy around the World?
Congressional paralysis, voter suppression, and widespread political polarization all suggest that American democracy is far from exemplary.
The Climate Emergency is a Social Justice Issue – Six Charts that Show Why
By Sonja Klinsky | – Climate change has hit home around the world in 2021 with record heat waves, droughts, wildfires and extreme storms. Often, […]
Greta Thunberg to World Leaders at COP26: Shove your ‘Climate Crisis’ up your Arse!
Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World?
Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian Families Reject Israeli theft of their Homes, turning them into Renters
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that Palestinian East Jerusalem families facing expulsion from their homes by Israeli squatters in […]
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