Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all the […]
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As Syria ponders a democratic future: 5 lessons from the Arab Spring
By Robert Kubinec, University of South Carolina (The Conversation) – The fall of Bashar Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 has ushered in a nerve-wracking time […]
Interview: Juan Cole’s ‘Gaza Yet Stands’ and the Fate of Palestine
Interview of Juan Cole on his book Gaza Yet Stands by Shubhda Chaudhary for her Middle East Insights YouTube channel. Dr. Chaudhary Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary […]
How the Israel-Hamas War Reshaped the Middle East
By Ray Furlong and Abubakar Siddique ( RFE/ RL ) – The 15-month conflict in the Middle East has caused a dramatic shift in the regional […]
Detroit’s Death Spiral: How Trump’s Climate Policy Could Kill the US Auto Industry
( Tomdispatch.com ) – It came upon a midnight clear, a vision both complete and quite specific — not from any of those “angels bending […]
14 Years after the Arab Spring Youth Revolution in Egypt, the Problems that provoked it are Even Worse
Rusha Latif, author of Tahrir’s Youth: “The problems and grievances that drove the 2011 Egyptian revolution remain and are much worse today” Munich, Germany (Special […]
How Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Cashing in on Trump
Fossil fuel billionaires are being rewarded for investing in Trump’s campaign. By Chuck Collins | – ( Otherwords.org ) – As he left office, President […]
Syria after Assad: A fresh Chance for inclusive Governance and Power-Sharing, or more of the Same?
By Allison McCulloch, Brandon University and Dr. Sören Keil, University of Passau (The Conversation) – The end of a half-century of Assad family rule in […]
Above all Now, Workers’ Unions are the Way Forward
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – My father was a family doctor in the mid-twentieth century whose main political issue was socialized medicine, […]
Iran: Unchecked Repression of Dissent
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities have continued their brutal, targeted repression even though the new Iranian president has promised change, Human Rights Watch […]
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