Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]
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Covid-19, our Public Schools and the Real-Time Lessons of Civic Democracy
By Belle Chesler | ( Tomdispatch.com) – It seems appropriate that the 2020-2021 school year in Portland, Oregon, began amid toxic smoke from the catastrophic […]
Flynn calls for Myanmar-Style Military Junta in U.S. – If he were Black, Brown or Muslim he’d be in Guantánamo
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Donie O’Sullivan at CNN reports that disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn called for a military coup, like the […]
This time, Palestine Solidarity Swept the U.S.
By Shane Burley | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – In mid-May, hundreds gathered in Terry Schrunk Plaza in downtown Portland, Oregon with signs denouncing the […]
Biden’s modest corporate tax increases to fund public infrastructure projects are wildly popular — except among CEOs
By Jim Hightower ( Otherwords.org) – “Outrageous,” screeched the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It doesn’t feel fair,” whimpered a top corporate executive. The wailing by […]
Climate change will cost a teenager up to $245,000 over their lifetime, court case reveals
By Liam Phelan and Jacquie Svenson | – The Federal Court today dismissed a bid by a group of Australian teenagers seeking to prevent federal […]
Why proposed new Israeli PM, extreme-right Naftali “I’ve Killed a Lot of Arabs” Bennett, is even worse for Palestinians than far right Netanyahu
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a prime time address on Sunday evening, right wing extremist Israeli politician Naftali Bennett announced that he intended to […]
Mitch McConnell, Shepherd of Shame: Taking Names for a New, Deeper Circle of Hades
Mitch McConnell will go down in history as one of the most destructive men in American History. If obstructing all the positive legislation and court […]
Dear UN Human Rights Council: Commission of Inquiry needed on Israel/Palestine to advance accountability, address root causes
HRW statement to Human Rights Council Special Session Human Rights Watch – (Geneva, May 27, 2021) Once again, this Council gathers to address the latest […]
Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis for the U.S. abroad and racial prejudice back at home
By Susan H. Kamei | – Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under armed guards and […]
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