Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]
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Despite Covid-19 Dangers, Israel ignores Pleas to Safeguard the Health of Palestinian Prisoners (Many Uncharged) in its Jails
( Middle East Monitor ) – Unsurprisingly, Israel has not heeded requests to safeguard the health of Palestinian prisoners in its jails. Besides recommending “precautionary […]
Germany marks first ever Quarter with more than 50 pct Renewable Electricity
By Rachel Waldholz | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Germany produced more than half of its electricity with renewable power in the first three […]
Pandemics as the Revenge of Mother Earth: Human-Caused Climate Change Impels Mass Migrations of Humans and Animals
( Tomdispatch.com ) – As the coronavirus sweeps across the planet, leaving death and mayhem in its wake, many theories are being expounded to explain […]
Threatening Iran: Mired in Incompetence on Covid-19 at Home, Trump Tests Wagging the Dog
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AFP quotes Trump as saying at a news conference and then on Twitter: “”We don’t want hostility, but if they […]
The World Can’t Afford Washington’s Pet Wars and Sanctions in a Time of Plague
(Foreign Policy in Focus) – During World War I, soldiers all along the Western front held a series of informal truces in December 1914 to […]
The US Tax System is a vast Ponzi Scheme that only Benefits the Wealthy
( Gainesville Sun ) – There are no easy answers to financing U.S. health insurance, mental health care, social services, public health and other services […]
2 reasons – and 1 disease – that make peace in Syria so difficult
By Ora Szekely | – Despite many attempts at negotiations, the Syrian war – a conflict with a complicated and constantly changing cast of characters […]
Iran Covid-19 Deaths Rival US as Trump Blockade blocks Medical Supplies; and Europe Defies Washington
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Union has activated the Instex trading mechanism for the purpose of sending medicine and medical supplies to Iran […]
Climate Crisis will also be Killing 250K / year Soon, and Needs same Planetary Swift Action as Covid-19
By Eric Galbraith and Ross Otto | – In the past few weeks, governments around the world have enacted dramatic measures to mitigate the threat […]
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