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We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late
Climate Crisis

We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature)In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate […]

In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

07/08/2025 By Norman Solomon

Did the US and Israeli Attack leave the Islamic Republic of Iran Stronger?

Did the US and Israeli Attack leave the Islamic Republic of Iran Stronger?

07/08/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
On Day Scientists Announce Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet 'Irreversible,' Trump to permit Arctic oil, gas Drilling

On Day Scientists Announce Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet ‘Irreversible,’ Trump to permit Arctic oil, gas Drilling

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration on Monday finalized its plans to permit oil and gas drilling in the arctic wildlife reserve. This […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Michelle Obama: Donald Trump is Wrong President for the Job; it is What it Is

Michelle Obama: Donald Trump is Wrong President for the Job; it is What it Is

C-SPAN | “Former First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the 2020 Democratic National Convention: “Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had […]

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Arab World
Is this the end of Arab Jerusalem?  From Libya to Yemen, Regional Powers have their own Reasons for Recognizing Israel

Is this the end of Arab Jerusalem? From Libya to Yemen, Regional Powers have their own Reasons for Recognizing Israel

By Muhammad Hussein | – While the US’ Deal of the Century ran out of traction earlier this year before it even took off, Israel’s […]

Middle East Monitor

African-Americans
Black Lives Mattering: HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' demonstrates that Racism is the True Horror

Black Lives Mattering: HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ demonstrates that Racism is the True Horror

By Guy Stephen Webster | – Lovecraft Country, a new series from HBO adapted from the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, takes a critical look […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump's America Fails Coronavirus, as 170K - 202K die, Child Cases Spike, while other Countries are back to Normal

Trump’s America Fails Coronavirus, as 170K – 202K die, Child Cases Spike, while other Countries are back to Normal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s America is still failing Coronavirus, big time. The death toll has now passed 170,000 here, though there have been […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
When Did Democracy become a Partisan Issue? The Dilemmas of Late Neoliberalism

When Did Democracy become a Partisan Issue? The Dilemmas of Late Neoliberalism

Southwest Harbor Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Many US citizens take comfort in the conviction that progress toward democracy has been steady even if […]

John Buell

Donald Trump
Marriage of convenience: what does the historic Israel-UAE agreement mean for Middle East peace?

Marriage of convenience: what does the historic Israel-UAE agreement mean for Middle East peace?

By Tony Walker | – The normalisation of diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has variously been described as a “breakthrough” and […]

The Conversation

Desertification
Experts: Trump Border wall construction may imperil sacred stream, biodiversity in Desert

Experts: Trump Border wall construction may imperil sacred stream, biodiversity in Desert

By Alisa Reznick/Arizona Public Media ( Cronkite News) – Wedged between a sprawl of saguaros and a busy highway in Mexico, Quitobaquito is a tiny […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Donald Trump
Iran:  "Isolated" US Regime must learn from its Humiliation at UN, as Trump rejects Putin Plan

Iran: “Isolated” US Regime must learn from its Humiliation at UN, as Trump rejects Putin Plan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even Iran seemed surprised by the magnitude of its victory over the US in Friday’s UN Security Council vote. President […]

Juan Cole

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