Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]
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How American anti-Semitism reflects the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of religious liberty
By Tisa Wenger | – Americans recently observed the first anniversary of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which 11 […]
Stateless, Occupied Palestinians can’t vote in Next Israeli Election, but Have the Greatest Stakes
By Adnan Abu Amer | @adnanabuamer1 | – With the declaration of the leaders of Israel’s two major parties, Likud led by Benjamin Netanyahu and […]
Expelling Human Rights Watch: Israel Joins Burundi, Uzbekistan and other Authoritarian States
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel on Sunday expelled the in-country director of Human Rights Watch from the country. Israel thereby joins dictatorships such as […]
These Young Muslims want to meet Islamophobes and Change their Minds. And it’s Working
By Ihsan Yilmaz, Ana-Maria Bliuc, and Fethi Mansouri | – The political influence of the far-right, along with a more salient national security agenda, has […]
Military Spouses and the True Costs of our Forever Wars
By Andrea Mazzarino | – (Tomdispatch.com) – There is some incongruity between my role as an editor of a book about the costs of America’s […]
Iran’s Gasoline Rebellion as a Crisis of Representation
By Rahman Bouzari | – (OpenDemocracy) – The recent round of spontaneous protests against the petrol [gasoline] price hike has to be contextualized as part […]
Nunes as Fox Guarding Henhouse: Parnas alleges he was part of Ukraine Scandal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sean Collins at Vox reports that two lawyers for Lev Parnas say that Parnas tells them he arranged meetings for […]
Impeaching Trump: Amid Ukraine Mess, Don’t Forget his Domestic Crimes
( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Trump’s war on the law extends beyond flouting Congress and packing courts — overseas, it extends to arguable crimes […]
Can Trump’s Systemic Racism be Explained?
(Otherwords.org) – Racism means a lot more than using slurs or feeling hatred. Yet even in these narrow terms, Trump fits the bill. By Jill […]