Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]
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The Future of Airflight: German electric air taxi pioneer Volocopter raises $238 mn
( Clean Energy Wire) – German urban air mobility company Volocopter has raised an additional 200 million euros in funding from a wide range of […]
If We Want to Renew Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
By Madeleine Johnsson | – ( Inequality.org ) – Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021, introduced March 1, could […]
The Byzantine Empire was Multicultural, So why are QAnon and White Supremacists Idolizing it?
By Roland Betancourt | – From Charlottesville to the Capitol, medieval imagery has been repeatedly on show at far-right rallies and riots in recent years. […]
Pope Francis Preaches Tolerance in War Torn Iraq, and Even Militias Welcome Him
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that Pope Francis began his unprecedented trip to Iraq on Friday, his first visit abroad since the […]
How Biden is already being drawn into unwinnable Tit for Tat with Iraqi Militias
( 48hills.org ) – For the first time, the Biden Administration ordered a cross-border military attack in the Middle East. On February 26, seven US […]
Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights
Mona Tajali and Homa Hoodfar | – Three Afghan women who worked at a media company were gunned down in Jalalabad in early March. In […]
Is it still possible to prevent the collapse of Syria?
By Marwan Kabalan | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Syrian intellectuals and activists from across political and intellectual spheres are busy searching for […]
Typical Republican: The Racism and Anti-Science behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbot’s Lifting of Covid Restrictions
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week lifted the Texas mask mandate and allowed businesses freely to open. Roughly half the […]
For the Sake of Preventing More Journalists’ Murders, Biden Must Punish Saudi Arabia’s MBS (And I Should Know)
Seattle (Special to Informed Comment) – The horrific outcome of Jamal Khashoggi’s story is not dissimilar to the tales of many journalists, including my own, […]
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