“These first few months [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for […]
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Born Without Civil Rights: Israel’s Use of Draconian Military Orders to Repress Palestinians in the West Bank
(Human Rights Watch The Israeli army has deprived generations of Palestinians in the West Bank of their basic civil rights, including the rights to free […]
Bush Falsely Promised a New Iraq, but now it is being Forged by Crowds in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square
After the death of hundreds of people since the eruption of Iraq’s revolution in October, there is no return to the old system.
Would Refugee Baby Jesus have been Torn from Mary’s Arms by Trump?
Revised Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – – In this political season in which refugees have become a political football, it is worthwhile remembering that […]
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
By Liberty Vittert | – This year, I was on the judging panel for the Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Decade. Much like […]
That’s not Good. Popular ToTok App is Emirates Spyware
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – ( Lily Hay Newman at Wired explores the implications of the revelation that the ToTok app is actually spyware for […]
Germany’s Solar Power Revived by Home Batteries, Hopes for Skyscraper Rooftop PV
By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Solar power in Germany has bottomed out from its breakdown a few years back […]
The US Gov’t Lied About Success in the Afghanistan War . . . and in Vietnam
By Gordon Adams | – The Washington Post has, after more than two years of investigation, revealed that senior foreign policy officials in the White […]
Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?
(Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s the question at hand — and I guarantee you that you’ll read it here first: Is Donald Trump the second or even […]
Under Int’l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues
N.B. The day after we published this piece, the Israeli government reversed itself and issued permits to Gaza Christians to visit their holy sites at […]
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