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Top People who Dress like Muslims who are a Thousand Times Better than Donald Trump
And some, unlike Trump, have won the Nobel Peace Prize
Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know about Israel’s ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank
( Middle East Monitor) – A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet […]
Australia, your country is burning – dangerous climate change is here with you now
By Michael E Mann | – After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I’m studying the linkages between climate […]
With College Students Drowning in Debt, the Best Solution is Gov’t-Backed Free Tuition for All
(Special to Informed Comment) – Some developments in this campaign have been predictable. Once Senators Sanders and Warren had expressed support for free post secondary […]
Trump’s “WMD” Scandal? Was the Charge of “Imminent” Soleimani Attack Just Made Up?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration’s claims that it assassinated Gen. Qasem Soleimani because he posed an imminent threat to American lives and […]
The Emperor’s Clothes: The Absurdity of the US-Iran Conflict
Sacramento, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The leaders of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, and the United States, President Donald Trump, share an identical strategic aim: […]
The European Union must Stop Mimicking Trump on Iran: DiEM25 should call on Brussels to live up to its own Responsibilities
Amsterdam (Special to Informed Comment) – In the spirit of what the EU calls “de-escalation’’ German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer recently asserted an official belief […]
How the President Became a Drone Bomber: From Obama to Trump, from Afghanistani to Soleimani
By Allegra Harpootlian | – (Tomdispatch.com) – We’re only a few days into the new decade and it’s somehow already a bigger dumpster fire than […]
Trump Admin. declares US an Occupying Power in Iraq, Puts US Troops in Jeopardy by Refusing to Leave
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdulmahdi late last week requested a meeting with the US government to plan out the […]