Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]
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Saudi Women Fighting for & Gaining More Liberty, Even as Leaders are Jailed
By Alainna Liloia | – Saudi women will soon be allowed to obtain passports and travel without the permission of a male relative. This new […]
With Nukes Back as a Global Danger, Time to Remember Hiroshima
(Informed Comment) – Hiroshima—Saikoji, a small temple of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism to which a majority of Hiroshima’s citizens belong, stands just across […]
Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s rivalry is driving Yemen’s Internal Violence
(Informed Comment) – After misleading hopes that the United Arab Emirates will withdraw from Yemen, severe recent clashes in Aden show that peace is still […]
White al-Qaeda, Trump and Economic Terrorism against El Paso
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s visit to El Paso on Wednesday was unwelcome to most of its residents. They understood that his anti-Latino rhetoric […]
Israel’s war on innocence: Palestinian children in Israeli military courts
On 29 July, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem. The news, originally reported by the […]
Environment or Jobs? The Green New Deal can Boost Both
( Tomdispatch.com ) – When it comes to heat, extreme weather, wildfires, and melting glaciers, the planet is now in what the media increasingly refers […]
Epidemic: Firearms are the Second Leading Cause of Death for US Children and Teens
By Marc A Zimmerman, Patrick Carter and Rebecca Cunningham | – Injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents, accounting for […]
Immigrants aren’t “Invaders:” They’re Who will Pay your Social Security
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Australian-American Rupert Murdoch’s white nationalist TV channel, Fox Cable News, is doubling down on the anti-immigrant memes that drove the […]
On How Latinos are America’s Greatest Hope for Economic Growth and Renewal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hispanics or Latinos have been a key population in North America for four hundred years. They are now often coded […]