Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]
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Medicare for All: Covid-19 shows when it Comes to Health, the Government is your friend, the Private Sector sees you as an ATM
Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment) – To protect and enhance high profits by opposing improved Medicare for All, the private health insurance industry has […]
Unprotected Nurses of the World, Unite; You have nothing to Lose but your Corporate Chains
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Many pundits have correctly recognized Covis19’s role in exposing extreme class, race, and gender inequalities in this […]
Is Covid-19 Killing the Coal Industry in Egypt and around the World? In the Meantime, Solar Shines
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Simon Nicholas at South Africa’s Business Live reports that the proposed huge new Hamrawein coal-fueled power plant in Egypt has […]
The Rich wanted to Strangle a Tiny Gov’t in a Bathtub to avoid Taxes; Now it Turns out We need a Competent State
( Otherwords.org) – Amazingly, America has become a nation of socialists, asking in dismay: “Where’s the government?” These are not born-again Bernie Sanders activists, but […]
Trump is Using Saudi Arabia to Prop up his Big Oil Donors, and that should Worry Us
( Middle East Monitor ) – When Saudi Arabia approached members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its affiliates recently to cut […]
After Trillions invested in Security after 9/11, Coronavirus Shows we’re not Up to Security Threat of Climate Emergency
By Kate Guy | – How might a single threat, even one deemed unlikely, spiral into an evolving global crisis which challenges the foundations of […]
“Unhinged” Trump Calls on his Mussolini-Style Black Shirts to Attack Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s tweets on Friday, “Liberate Michigan,” and “Liberate Minnesota,” and “Liberate Virginia” were clearly intended to incite his armed, conspiracy-minded, […]
Will the Middle East be the Epicenter of the Looming US – China Cold War?
By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Calls for China to be held to account for the spread of […]
1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords’ indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement
By Maura Chhun | – In India, during the 1918 influenza pandemic, a staggering 12 to 13 million people died, the vast majority between the […]