Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]
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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 […]
‘Every Blast is an open Wound’: how the Chaos of War breeds deadly Superbugs that spread around the World
By Christine Carson, The University of Western Australia (The Conversation) – The war in Gaza will leave its mark in many ways, long after the […]
Trump 2.0 and Palestinians: From Reversal to Repression
The first Trump administration reversed decades of US policies regarding Palestinians. The new one shuns genocidal atrocities. It prefers cultural genocide. New York (Special to […]
As Gaza Ceasefire takes hold, Israeli Forces turn to Jenin – a regular Target seen as a Center of Palestinian Resistance
By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona (The Conversation) – Just two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel on Jan. […]
The Moment Trump Won the 2024 election, the 8 Richest Men in the World gained another $64 billion
By Liz Theoharis and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social […]
Trump’s Envoy Witkoff on Gaza Deal: “Now We Have to Implement it”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, gave an interview with Fox Cable News. Below I will […]
Can nonviolent Struggle defeat a Dictator? This Database emphatically says Yes
The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns. ( Waging Nonviolence ) – With Donald […]
Syria’s New Government is already Oppressing Women, Posing a dire Threat to their Future
By Vrinda Narain, McGill University and Fatemeh Sadeghi, UCL (The Conversation) – As the international community celebrates the fall of another dictatorship following the collapse […]
Trumpocalypse: What Turbocharged Carbon Will Do to Our Children
I am reprinting my column this week from Tomdispatch.com . Check in over there for the essential introduction of the invaluable Tom Engelhardt. My name […]
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