Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Why has the Democratic leadership shown such reluctance to take effective legislative action to halt the flow […]
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Iran’s Leading Candidate for President is a far right Notorious Hanging Judge
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Polling suggests that Ebrahim Raisi will likely win Iran’s presidential election. So who is he? An official Iranian point of […]
As new Israeli Gov’t Bombs Gaza, Relations with Palestine are on a Knife Edge– and will Stay There
By Tony Walker | – ( The Conversation) – The Israel-Palestine conflict has experienced its first violent spasm in the term of a new Israeli […]
Right Wing Americans Tell me to Go Back Home; as a Palestinian, I wish I Could
By Layla Darwish | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – I was taking part in a recent protest in California, proudly waving my Palestinian […]
The Real Danger of Israel’s New Government
By Phyllis Bennis | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The new Israeli government takes office already largely paralyzed. With eight diverse parties, they […]
If Hard Liner Raisi wins Iran’s Presidential Election, he has Trump to Thank
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – June 18 is election day in Iran. There are two main candidates for president, the arch-conservative Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s chief […]
Conservative hard-liner poised to be Iran’s next president – what that means for the West and the nuclear deal
By Nader Habibi | – ( The Conversation ) | – Iran’s conservative rulers’ effort to orchestrate the outcome of the June 18 presidential election […]
5 ways to push antisemites and the Alt-Right out of the Palestinian solidarity movement
By Shane Burley | – With support for Palestinian freedom hitting a new level, intentional strategies are needed to stop white nationalists looking to hijack […]
The other Big Lie undermining Democracy: Why our Recent Wars Began, and how Badly they were Bungled
( Tomdispatch.com) – Americans may already be lying themselves out of what little remains of their democracy. The big lie uniting and motivating today’s Republicans […]
Not only Should Congress repeal 2002 Authorization for use of Force in Iraq, it should Apologize for that Pack of Lies
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jacob Pramuk at CNBC reports that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Biden White House are backing an attempt […]
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