Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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At UN, Biden Pivots from 20-year War to Global Alliance against the Climate Emergency
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden addressed the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, laying out his vision of […]
A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women
( Otherwords.org) – For now, the Supreme Court has allowed Texas to sic bounty hunters on women seeking constitutionally protected abortions. By Martha Burk | […]
The Profits of War: How Corporate America Cashed in on the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge
( Tomdispatch.com) – The costs and consequences of America’s twenty-first-century wars have by now been well-documented — a staggering $8 trillion in expenditures and more […]
Afghanistan’s war rug industry: Profits and Everyday Trauma
By Jamal J. Elias | – The end of the U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan has resulted in the withdrawal of most foreign aid workers […]
As Biden prepares to declare US 20-year War over at U.N., Remembering the Bush Lies that Started it all
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak at the Associated Press report that President Biden in his speech to the United Nations […]
Restricting US Military Aid to Israel in the Age of Normalization
By Nadya Tannous | ( Al Shabaka ) – With the rise in global solidarity with Palestinians since the May 2021 Unity Intifada, United States […]
Saudi Arabia’s first batch of women military graduates encourages more debate on gender roles
By Rahma Alattar | – ( Global Voices.org) – Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia celebrated the graduation of its first-ever cohort of women military recruits, […]
China Emerging as Competitor to Tesla: Will it build the best Cars in the World?
By Tom Stacey ” Europeans and other western nations have dominated automotive excellence for over a century. Whether it is the satisfying thud of the […]
Is US-Australia Nuclear Sub Deal a Proliferation Danger, and does it Justify Iran’s Civilian Enrichment Program?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Alexander Ward and Quint Forgey at Politico raise a crucial question about the AUKUS alliance among the United States, the […]