Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]
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Our Climate Future is on a Spectrum, Depending on What we Do Now; How Bad could it Get?
By Mark Maslin | – The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with the consequences of centuries of […]
How Biden Enabled Israeli Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian E. Jerusalem by affirming Trump move of US Embassy There
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The post of U.S. ambassador to Israel is still vacant, but the charge d’affaires, Jonathan Shrier, sent over some objections […]
Anti-Muslim Racism remains a Blind Spot in American Efforts for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
(Special to Informed Comment) – When I first read Jack Shaheen’s seminal book, Reel Bad Arabs, which documents negative stereotypes of Muslims and Arabs in […]
With 50K Yemenis starving to death and 3 mn displaced by War, Western Gov’ts still Back Saudi War
( OpenDemocracy.net ) – Two months ago, with the war in Yemen entering its seventh year, the UN secretary general, in his appeal to funders […]
Endless War Is A Feature of Our National Programming: On Pulling the Plug on the War Machine
By William Astore | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – I know, I know: President Joe Biden has announced that our combat troops will be withdrawn […]
90K Palestinians force Israeli Security to back down, allow them to Pray in Jerusalem, as nearly 100 are injured Protesting Ethnic Cleansing
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that despite the Israeli security forces’ attack on worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday evening, some 90,000 […]
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 […]
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