Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I […]
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Does Trump see Covid-19 and Protests against Police Brutality as his Reichstag Moment?
In a recent statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to the firings of [State Department inspector general] and the other inspectors general as ” dangerous.” […]
Police officers accused of brutal violence often have a history of complaints by citizens
By Jill McCorkel | – As protests against police violence and racism continue in cities throughout the U.S., the public is learning that several of […]
Ever Spiralling Inequality in America, not Trump, Caused our Crisis; but He’s making it Worse
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Class of 2020, wherever you are, I had planned to address you on this graduation day. But how can I? Yes, […]
Roots of Anger: Top 3 Reasons African-Americans have Lost Most in the Coronavirus Depression
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even before the nation-wide demonstrations that have racked the nation and led to arrests in 17 cities, over the wrongful […]
The Revolution IS being Televised*
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – There is nothing like another outrageous tragedy to compound the initial tragedy. This is NOT to diminish the […]
Palestine activists have 2 billion opportunities to pressure for divestment
( Middle East Monitor) – Local government pension schemes hold direct investments worth more than £2.3 billion in companies involved in Israeli war crimes and […]
Why cellphone videos of black people’s deaths should be considered sacred, like lynching photographs
By Allissa V. Richardson | – As Ahmaud Arbery fell to the ground, the sound of the gunshot that took his life echoed loudly throughout […]
Trump’s ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’ is Classic Fascism, Classic Racism
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – “Between 18 and 20 December 1922 Turin Fascism unleashed a 3 day terror campaign on a recalcitrant anti-Fascist labour movement.” […]
Normalising Far-Right Israeli violence against Palestinians during the pandemic
(Middle East Monitor) – In April, the Israeli Civil Administration stated that it would halt the demolition and destruction of Palestinian dwellings during the coronavirus […]