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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump:  Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?
China

Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump: Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

06/07/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

06/07/2025 By The Conversation

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How America’s Denialism– Elections, COVID, Climate — is Leading to its Downfall

How America’s Denialism– Elections, COVID, Climate — is Leading to its Downfall

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The refusal of tens of millions of Americans to recognize the election results is part of a much […]

John Feffer

Germany
Germany backs major international green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia

Germany backs major international green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp will supply an electrolyser for a massive international green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia with the capacity […]

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Desertification
Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it

By Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy | – Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. […]

The Conversation

Colonialism
Biden Pick, Native American Deb Haaland to head Dept. that once Vowed to "Civilize or Exterminate" her People

Biden Pick, Native American Deb Haaland to head Dept. that once Vowed to “Civilize or Exterminate” her People

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) will be president-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of the Interior. She is the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
How Trump's Authoritarian Playbook will Turn America into a Banana Republic

How Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook will Turn America into a Banana Republic

By Lena Surzhko Harned and Luis Jimenez | – Six weeks after the U.S. election, President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat. This behavior […]

The Conversation

Christians
How did Washington State get sensible Sex Education Passed?  The Religious Right is Collapsing

How did Washington State get sensible Sex Education Passed? The Religious Right is Collapsing

Here’s a dramatic example of the growing power of Americans who say their religion is “none”: Last spring, progressives in the Washington state legislature, backed […]

James A. Haught

Afghanistan
It’s almost 20 Years since 9/11; Can we finally End our Constant, Disastrous Wars?

It’s almost 20 Years since 9/11; Can we finally End our Constant, Disastrous Wars?

( Tomdispatch.com) – It was the end of October 2001. Two friends, Max Elbaum and Bob Wing, had just dropped by. (Yes, children, believe it […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Crisis
Solar just made Banks write off a $1 bn. Australian Coal Plant as Worthless; What's in Your Retirement Portfolio?

Solar just made Banks write off a $1 bn. Australian Coal Plant as Worthless; What’s in Your Retirement Portfolio?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Daniel Mercer at the Australian Broadcasting Company reports that the newest coal-fired power plant in the country, the 10-year-old, nearly […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Saudi: Terrorism Court Rushes Activist’s Unfair Trial; Charges Relate Solely to Peaceful Women’s Rights Activism

Saudi: Terrorism Court Rushes Activist’s Unfair Trial; Charges Relate Solely to Peaceful Women’s Rights Activism

( Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Saudi authorities are rushing through the closed trial of the prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, Human Rights […]

Human Rights Watch

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