Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]
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Ancient Antarctic ice melt caused extreme sea level rise 129,000 years ago – and it could happen again
By Chris Fogwill, Chris Turney, and Zoë Thomas | – Rising global temperatures and warming ocean waters are causing one of the world’s coldest places […]
AirBnB, Expedia, Tripadvisor Named by UN as Collaborators with Apartheid Israeli Squatter Settlements on Palestinian West Bank
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday released a long-awaited list of 112 companies that […]
Israel’s Major US Lobby went after the Democratic Party and it didn’t Go Well
By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The latest clash in the American civil war over Israel, which pits […]
How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts to Fight Big Oil and Gas
Louisiana has pioneered ways for other states to discourage environmental protests around “critical infrastructure” projects. Much of it can be traced back to efforts by corporate lobbyists.
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 […]