Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Convicted felon Donald Trump is now trying to intimidate the Israeli Judiciary into cancelling the three criminal […]
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From Baghdad to Kabul: One Officer’s Journey from True Believer in our Forever Wars to Dissident Veteran
( Tomdispatch.com) – Recently, on a beautiful Kansas Saturday, I fell asleep early, exhausted by the excitement and ultimate disappointment of the Army football team’s […]
Bribery & High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Did Trump finally go Full Impeachable in Ukraine Calls?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that in the course of his conversation in July with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, […]
How the youth-led climate strikes became a global mass movement
The Global Climate Strike is the result of a whole new generation taking bold action and could be the turning point for grassroots resistance to fossil fuels.
As New Rallies Break out, Egypt must Respect the Right to Peaceful Protest: Human Rights Watch
President al-Sisi Should Ensure Restraint by Security Forces
I stand with the climate striking students – it’s time to create a new economy
By Julia K. Steinberger | – I initiated a letter of support to climate striking students – an English version of the German letter coordinated […]
The 3.5% Rule: The next stage of the Global Climate Movement is Nonviolent Civil Disobedience
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On the heels of Friday’s mainly student-led global climate strike, some activists believe that they must next resort to Gandhian […]
Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal
By Eleanore Catolico | – (Yes! Magazine ) – In Detroit, more than 8,000 residents live in what has been called one of the most […]
Be-Bop to Bahai: The Spiritual Journey of Dizzy Gillespie
(Informed Comment) – In 1948 rumors spread that jazz trumpet great Dizzy Gillespie was considering converting to Islam. Gillespie told journalists that the important religious […]
The Imperial Debris of War: Why Ending the Afghan War Won’t End the Killing
(Tomdispatch.com ) – I’ve never been to Afghanistan, but I am the mother of two young children. So when I imagine what life must be […]