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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Trump on Steroids and Torture’s Legacy of Impunity
( Tomdispatch.com) – On February 5th, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In other […]
Will the new, Left-led Ireland Recognize Palestine and Boycott Israeli Squatters?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – That the Left has swept to power in Ireland may position that country to play an important role in the […]
UN Condemns ‘Shocking’ and ‘Terrible’ US-Backed Saudi Coalition Bombing That Killed 31 Yemeni Civilians
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – “Those who continue to sell arms to the warring parties must realize that by supplying weapons […]
Germany of All Countries Shouldn’t be Running Interference for Netanyahu’s War Crimes, Undermining the Int’l Criminal Court
By Iqbal Jassat | @ijassat | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Shortly after her visit to South Africa earlier this month, German Chancellor Angela […]
‘Othered’: Coronavirus fears spur bias against Asian Americans
By Hannah Foote | – LOS ANGELES (Cronkite News) – Dozens of airlines have canceled flights to China in the wake of the novel coronavirus […]
Trump Supports Turkey against Putin-backed Russo-Syrian Campaign to Finish off Rebels in Idlib
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump called Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and appeared to back Turkey against Russia and Syria with regard to […]
Yemen’s looming environmental disaster as Saudi Arabia and US Pursue War on it
Risk of a catastrophic oil spill, alarming water shortages and pollution, climate change, and other environmental disasters are adding to Yemen’s suffering
Countering climate denialism requires taking on right-wing populism. Here’s how
By Richard Calland | – History may in due course record 2019 as the year in which the penny finally dropped about the climate emergency […]
Lawmakers blast Trump plan to take $3.8 billion from Pentagon Budget for Border Wall
By Christopher Scragg | – (Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to tap the Pentagon for another $3.8 billion in military funds […]