Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]
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The Suburban Vote: Why Trump threatened Detroit, America’s most Segregated City, with Federal Officers
Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) – Donald Trump initially threatened to deploy federal agents in the city to clamp down on protests, though later […]
How the Failures of Great Powers at the Versailles Peace Conference Set the Stage for Today’s anti-racist Uprisings
( The Conversation) – The racism that is now the target of protest across the globe is rooted in the tragic choices of leaders seeking […]
Elon Musk may have been Joking, but the Flaky Theory that Aliens built the Pyramids is Faintly Racist
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egyptian scientists and archeologists replied in a level-headed but firm way to billionaire Elon Musk’s tweet that aliens built the […]
Political Suicide: GOP Senators holding up Stimulus are Retarding Recovery in Election Year
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Be thankful for small favors. When the Covid-19 depression hit like a brick, almost no one advocated […]
“I don’t take Responsibility:” US has the Worst Pandemic Response, but can Trump be held Accountable?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Whether you consider the appalling death toll or the equally unacceptable rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, the United States has one […]
Defund the Bloated U.S. Military
By Eric Stoner | – ( The Progressive) – The bold call by Black Lives Matter activists to defund police has profoundly reshaped the national […]
Iran’s Khamenei: Not going to help Trump get Reelected by Negotiating, and besides, America is Collapsing
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei, knows that Trump’s reelection campaign is in big trouble. And, he thinks Trump wants a […]
Israelis are Protesting Netanyahu, but He is merely the Symptom of a Jim Crow State
( Middle East Monitor) – Protests against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have raged on for weeks, turning violent sometimes. Israelis are furious at their […]
The 1%’s attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of our Broken Democracy
By Adam Shah | – ( Inequality.org ) – Members of the One Percent, such as former restaurateur Andrew Puzder, have urged Congress to not […]