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Russia backs Damascus as it closes Syrian Airspace, Threatens to down Turkish Jets
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkey shot down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib province this weekend and Turkish drones and artillery took out armor […]
Turkey and Russia lock horns in Syria as fear of outright war escalates
By Mehmet Ozalp | – As the nine-year Syrian civil war enters its final turn, Turkey and Russia, long-time allies in Syria, are on the […]
Heckuva Job, Pencie! A US ruled for and by the Rich leaves Workers at Risk for Coronavirus
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Is the United States prepared to deal with a public health emergency? At this point such an […]
Trump Spending $1.2 Trillion a year on War, with Nothing to Show for It
By Mandy Smithberger | – Hold on to your helmets! It’s true the White House is reporting that its proposed new Pentagon budget is only […]
Maybe Try Friendship? Hatred and Enmity are bad Politics for America and a World in Crisis
We live in an era where animosity and even rage are the norm in the political arena. Both Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided in […]
The Plutocracy Strikes Back: CNN Compares Bernie Sanders to Coronavirus
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Saturday morning CNN host Michael Smerconish compared Sen. Bernie Sanders to the coronavirus, asking if anything could stop either […]
Nonviolent Noncooperation: A Palestinian Response to the Kushner/Trump Plan
( Nonviolence International) – President Trump and his son-in-law’s “peace” plan would worsen the long term subjugation of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, East […]
The Coronavirus has sent Stocks Plummeting – Could a Recession be Next?
By Michael Walden | – Fears are growing that the new coronavirus will infect the U.S. economy. U.S stocks are headed for their worst week […]
On Top of Everything Else, Coronavirus hits the Middle East
(Al-Bab.com) – Iran announced on Friday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 388, with 34 deaths so far (among […]
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