Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]
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Now that Australian Wildfires are choking its Cities with Smoke, Can we Finally talk Climate Emergency?
By Blanche Verlie | – I moved to Sydney less than five weeks ago and the city has been shrouded in smoke haze on and […]
The Disunited Kingdom
The General Election in the United Kingdom on Thursday 12 December produced a major earthquake in British politics. Although opinion polls had shown either a […]
From Tory Landslide to Trump non-Impeachment: Can Filthy Rich Liars sink Democracy in Britain and the U.S.?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The danger to democracy posed by our new information system plus our new levels of wealth concentration cannot be overestimated. […]
Afghanistan War and ‘War on terror’ rage on because the West won’t learn from 20 yrs. failure
By Paul Rogers | – Eighteen years ago the head of the UK’s military warned against relying on military solutions alone. But governments still aren’t […]
World’s Worst War: Can South Yemen’s Warring Factions Make Peace amid Saudi-Emirates Rivalry?
By Stasa Salacanin | – At the beginning of November, warring parties from Yemen’s south reached a power-sharing deal which aimed not only to defuse […]
On Impeaching Trump: An Open Letter to a Working-Class Friend
Robby reflects the views of many older white workers who are critical of the system and blame Democrats and liberals for its breakdown. I first […]
Top 5 Differences between Chill Trump and “Angry” Greta Thunberg
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump bullied environmentalist Greta Thunberg over her Time magazine cover on Thursday. In a tweet he called the award “ridiculous” […]
Patronizing Jews and Persecuting Palestinians: The Trump Executive Order
Oakland, Ca. (Informed Comment) – President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring Judaism to be a nationality is both a gross act of anti-Semitism, and an […]
How the Emirates Weaponized ex-NSA Spying Expertise against Democracy Activists
US officials and former NSA employees build UAE secret surveillance unit