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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This is how ancient Rome’s republic died – a classicist sees troubling parallels at Trump’s impeachment trial
By Timothy Joseph | – The U.S. Senate has made its judgment in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, acquitting the president. Fifty two […]
Britain got its Brexit, but will it also Get an Economic Depression and Lose Scotland and N. Ireland?
By John Feffer | – Edinburgh, Scotland (Foreign Policy in Focus) – If I were the European Union, I’d be wiping my hands, sighing in […]
Sen. Mitt Romney’s Historic Speech Explaining Why he Voted to Impeach and Remove Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney’s remarks on the impeachment vote on Wednesday are below. He voted to convict Trump and remove him from office, and was the […]
Cramer: “We’re in the Death Knell Phase” of Big Oil, as 44% of Norway New Autos are Electric
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – CNBC stock picker Jim Cramer startled his conservative fan base this week by refusing to push ExxonMobil and other petroleum […]
The Kushner Plan is a “Peace” to End all Peace in Israel and Palestine
( Middle East Monitor ) – After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed ‘Deal […]
As Warhawks Eye Iran, Iraq War has already cost the US nearly $2 trillion
By Neta C. Crawford | – Even if the U.S. administration decided to leave — or was evicted from — Iraq immediately, the bill of […]
The Art of the Deal, Pentagon-Style: Wars Without Victories, Weapons Without End
By William J. Astore | – (Tomdispatch.com) – The expression “self-licking ice cream cone” was first used in 1992 to describe a hidebound bureaucracy at […]
Why the First Democratic Primary should be in Illinois
Ann Arbor (informed Comment) – The custom of Iowa having the first Democratic primary (or as they are pleased to arrange it, caucus) goes back […]
Filthy Rich: How America’s Unprecedented Inequality is Literally Killing Us
“The 500 richest people in the world…gained a combined $1.2 trillion in wealth in 2019, further exacerbating inequities that have not been seen since the […]