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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In honor of St.Patrick at Lough Derg: In search of Tolerance and Kindness
By Hugh Curran | – (Special to Informed Comment) – St.Patrick’s Purgatory at Lough Derg was first written about in the 11th century as one […]
Yemenis face Famine of the Century and Mass Starvation unless President Biden pressures Saudis to Stop Port Blockade
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley said at a news conference this week covered by al-`Arabi […]
DHS’s Mayorkas brands “Crisis” language about Border as Trumpian, Says Challenge Doesn’t Require Cruel Family Separation
By Ryan Knappenberger | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s immigration policies Wednesday, but conceded […]
Syria needs Long-Term Housing for the Neediest, and the US needs to Stop Blocking it
By Hany Al Banna | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – March 15, 2021, will mark a grim milestone—the 10th anniversary of the beginning […]
Climate Change is making Sea levels rise fastest in big cities – here’s why
By Sally Brown and Robert James Nicholls | – It is well known that climate-induced sea level rise is a major threat. What is less […]
A Green New Deal: Arkansas School District goes Solar, Gives Teachers $1000s in Bonuses with Savings
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Climate Wire reported last fall on a remarkable story about the way renewable energy not only saves the earth from […]
Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege
By Maher Al-Tabba | – (Middle East Monitor ) – The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from the Israeli-led blockade imposed since […]
On January 6th, the U.S. Became a Foreign Country
By Kevin Tillman | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – Just about everyone was shocked by what happened at the Capitol building on January 6th. But as […]
Every day is war’ – a decade of slow suffering and destruction in Syria
By Ammar Azzouz | – Abduljalil sent me a photo of his ruined home in Homs, Syria. “It is the third floor”, he told me […]
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