Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]
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Who were the Republican Senators afraid of when they Acquitted their own attempted murderer?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The odious Trump once smugly observed that “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and […]
Is Netanyahu mainstreaming Israel’s Extremist Far Right, which dreams of Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians?
( Middle East Monitor) – Rabbi Meir Kahane is considered something of a prophet by the Israeli right-wing. He openly advocated expelling all Palestinians from […]
Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles
By John E. Finn | – The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory […]
German President envisions Electric Cars as zero carbon ‘Smartphone on Wheels’
By Charlotte Nijhuis | – Clean Energy Wire / Süddeutsche Zeitung ) – To reach Germany’s climate goals the car industry needs to undergo a […]
Federal Court strikes down Arkansas’ attempt to Punish proponents of Boycotting Israel over its treatment of Palestinians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Andrew DeMillo at the Associated Press reports that a 3-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in […]
Undocumented Americans need a Pathway to Citizenship; Biden’s Plan is promising but needs swift implementation by Congress
By Vanessa Meraz ” – ( Otherwords.org) – Years of advocacy have made DACA the floor of what’s possible, not the ceiling. By Vanessa Meraz […]
Targeting Iran, Trump added Israel to the US Mideast Military Command; How will the Arab World Respond?
By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor) – A major reorganisation of US military operation in the Middle East was announced last month […]
Auditor says Trump admin. knew ‘zero-tolerance’ would separate children from parents at border
By Ryan Knappenberger | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy would separate families […]
America’s Transition Away from Democracy and the World’s Wave of De-Democratization
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The twentieth century was in the eyes of some observers an uneven but steady march to democracy. Those who study […]