Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]
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The rest of the world sees uprisings, not riots, in Trump’s US
(48hills.org) – One of Germany’s largest dailies ran the headline “This killer cop set America ablaze,” with a photo of the Minneapolis police officer who […]
Trump’s use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over
By Laura R. Olson | – It was a striking moment: Donald Trump, Bible in hand, posing for photos in an apparent moment of political […]
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic
by Lisa Song (ProPublica) – When Amira Chowdhury joined a protest in Philadelphia against police violence on Monday, she wore a mask to protect herself […]
Remembering Big Floyd the Artist and Dreams of Transcendence, Dreams of Breathing Free
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – George “Perry” Floyd had the misfortune to become a symbol when he was killed by a Minnesota policeman after having […]
No, Racism isn’t in the Past, and isn’t Rare or Aberrant: Stop Romanticizing
This painting by by Winslow Homer (1836 – 1910) is entitled “The Veteran in a New Field.” He painted it in 1865, not long after […]
Syria from Eden to Ruin: The World may forget, but the Catastrophe hasn’t Gone Away
From Eden to Ruin ( Christian Courier) – While living in Jordan, my wife Sally and I fell in love with Syria and its people […]
Organizing the Rich or the Poor? Which America Will Be Ours After the Pandemic?
By Liz Theoharis | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In the summer of 1995, when I was 18, I started visiting Tent City, a temporary […]
Esper and Mattis try to put the Genie of Trump Militarism back in the Bottle, Years too Late
Former SecDef Mattis calls Trump a Danger to the Constitution
Black Americans and Palestinians ‘can’t breathe’ because of injustice
By Ahmed Al-Burai | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Over the past week, two brutal events added more sadness to the morbid climate […]
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