Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first giant Vestas offshore wind turbine of the German He Dreiht (“It Spins”) project in the North Sea has […]
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Rich v. Poor: New York faces Climate Crisis, But Bangladesh Faces Climate Apocalypse
By Saleh Ahmed | – Unpredictable weather and climate patterns recently prompted New York Times columnist Paul Krugman to proclaim in January 2020 that “Apocalypse […]
“Swiss Cheese” or “Frankenstein’s Monster?” Arab Leaders Struggle to Describe the Kushner Apartheid Plan
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration’s plan for Palestine is so nightmarish that Arab leaders (who rejected it out of hand at a […]
Gulf Arab Women Are entering the Public Sphere, but must Navigate between Modernity and a Changing Society
By Alainna Liloia | – Arab women, long relegated to the private sphere by law and social custom, are gaining new access to public life. […]
Congress Needs to Step up on Climate Emergency, Support Clean Energy and cut Big Oil Subsidies
The climate crisis is here. It is real and it is hurting our health. As physicians in Northern California, my colleagues and I see how […]
Will Trump Ride Pentagon Spending to Reelection? The President Bets on Arms Sales Big Time
(Tomdispatch.com) – Donald Trump likes to posture as a tough guy and part of that tough-guy persona involves bragging about how much he’s spent on […]
Rattled by Trump’s Erratic Violence, Senate to vote on Forbidding War on Iran without its Approval
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Senate will take up a measure to forbid Trump to go to war with Iran without Congressional approval, writes […]
On 41st Anniversary, has Trump’s Belligerence Strengthened the Iranian Government?
Oxford, UK (Special to Informed Comment) – On February 11, 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran marks the 41st anniversary of the victory of the […]
How Iran’s millennials are grappling with Trump’s crippling sanctions
By Manata Hashemi | – In early January, after tensions between Iran and the United States escalated to the brink of war, President Donald Trump […]
No Trump ‘Blue Collar Boom’: 1/2 of Americans work Low-Wage Jobs and Manufacturing is in Decline
(Otherwords.org) – Trump is counting on the working class he’s betraying most aggressively. Can the left get out of affluent suburbia and back to its […]