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With Reporters Distracted by US Polls, Israel Demolishes 76 Bedouin Palestinian Homes
( Middle East Monitor) – UN intransigence over Israel contrasts with Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s observations regarding Israel’s ongoing settlement expansion, not least because the […]
The Year 2000 called and Wants its Meme back: No, the Supreme Court won’t Settle this Election
By Steven Mulroy | – The Trump campaign has filed two lawsuits in federal court over ballot counting and voting deadlines in Pennsylvania, threatening to […]
In a Looking-Glass World, Our Work is Just beginning
By Rebecca Gordon | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – In the chaos of this moment, it seems likely that Joe Biden will just squeeze into the […]
If Biden-Harris win sans Senate, They Could still enact Green Energy by out-politicking McConnell
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even if Joe Biden becomes president, he may well not have a Democratic majority in the Senate. The shape of […]
The Political Goal of Israeli systemic anti-Palestinian Racism
( Middle East Monitor ) – The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final […]
‘Rainbow wave’ of LGBTQ candidates run and win in 2020 election
By Timothy R. Bussey | – More LGBTQ candidates ran for office in the United States in 2020 than ever before – at least 1,006. […]
Top 6 Progressive Victories on Election Day — Whatever Happens
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although all eyes are on the presidential election as I put this column to bed, it is worthwhile tallying up […]
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic
By Marshall Allen and Meg Marco | – ( ProPublica ) – It was mid-February and Maria Konnikova — a psychologist, writer and champion poker […]
Training for post-election violence scenarios
By Stephanie Van Hook | – A conversation with Eli McCarthy of DC Peace Team, a group of nonviolence trainers preparing people to defend democracy […]