This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]
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Germany’s Green Party is in the Lead, and sees Biden as climate ally on Blocking Russian Gas Pipeline
By Charlotte Nijhuis The co-leader of the German Greens, Annalena Baerbock, emphasised possibilities for closer cooperation between Germany and the U.S. on issues including climate […]
A Thaw in Coldest of Mideast Cold Wars? Saudi Arabia is suddenly talking to Iran
By Omid Shokri | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been strained in recent years. Both countries pursue […]
Heating America: Nat’l Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. issues Stats on ‘Normal’ U.S. Weather; this isn’t It
By Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger | – Anyone who listens to weather reports has heard meteorologists comment that yesterday’s temperature was 3 degrees above […]
Not “Clashes”: Israeli Security Wounds Nearly 200 Palestinians in Ongoing Ethnic Cleansing Campaign at 3rd Holiest Islamic Site
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Diya’ Hajj Yahya of Arab 48 reports that at least 180 Palestinians were injured Friday night by Israeli security forces […]
Why Human Rights Watch Designating Israel’s Crimes as Apartheid Is a Very Big Deal
By Phyllis Bennis | – ( Commondreams ) – Human Rights Watch is the best-known and arguably the most influential among Washington elites of any […]
Fascism’s Global Spread is Real — As Real as the Spread of COVID-19
By Walden Bello | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – In the world’s largest democracies, far-right movements that embrace violence, reject democracy, and target […]
Middle Eastern monarchies: how do Arab ruling families hold on to power?
By David B Roberts | – When the Jordanian royal family gathered on April 11 to celebrate 100 years since the kingdom’s foundation, it was […]
Chickens coming home to Roost: Liz Cheney’s Father Pioneered the GOP Big Lie and Authoritarian Tactics in Iraq War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rep. Liz Cheney has emerged as a voice for truth-telling in Trump’s Republican Party, standing up to the Big Lie […]
Yemeni people are being starved — so this Detroit organizer went on hunger strike in solidarity
By Loretta Graceffo | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – During the early days of the war, when Iman Saleh called her family in Yemen, they […]
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