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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Beating Trump, Dumping Trump (It can be Done)
By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In bad times — and these are bad times — I call up the spirit of Willie. Willie […]
Sinai! Why Egypt’s al-Sisi says he will snub White House Invitation if Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza is on Agenda
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egypt has shown more spunk in standing up to Trump than has the mostly supine US Congress. Offered the most […]
Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light for Ethnic Cleansing?
( Middle East Monitor ) – Let’s be clear: the forced displacement of Palestinians is not a new idea. US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal […]
Gaza’s Telecommunications: Occupied and Destroyed
Ali Abdel-Wahab Introduction ( Al-Shabaka ) – In the 21st century, telecommunications—particularly the internet—have become indispensable tools in the global struggle for freedom and […]
In the Race for Influence in the New Syria, will Türkiye come out on Top?
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Syria’s newly appointed President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Ankara to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, […]
Protest to MIT about Denying a Palestine Course to Professor Michael DeGraff
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Sally Kornbluth President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sally.kornbluth@mit.edu . . . Dear President […]
Make Art, not War
( Tomdispatch.com ) – The world is in danger, mind-numbingly so, from a combination of crises: disease, hunger, mass displacement, racial and economic inequality, war […]
As Trump Shutters US Offshore Wind, Asia’s Renewables Promise Cheaper Manufacturing, Trade Surpluses
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has halted the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from granting new offshore wind licenses. This move will gut the […]
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy | – ( ProPublica ) – It was the week President Donald Trump had signed a sweeping executive […]
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