A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]
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We all Depend on the Amazon: Can the UN Stop Brazil’s Far-Right Bolsonaro from Completely Destroying It?
By Ash Murphy | – Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is at its highest rate in a decade, according to new satellite data. […]
From New Orleans to Bihar: Why the Climate Emergency is a Poor People’s Issue, Too
By Mallika Khanna | – Poor and working communities stand to gain the most from protections against corporations that expose them to pollution. If you’ve […]
If Erdogan’s Control over Turkey is Ending, what’s Next for 17th Largest Economy?
By Gary M. Grossman | – Mayoral elections in Turkish cities do not usually grab the world’s attention. But the defeat of the ruling party’s […]
Resisting the Wall Industry, from Palestine to Mexico
By Chung-Wha Hong | – (Yes! Magazine) – The institutions responsible for harming people operate across borders far more than most people realize, yet many […]
Top 5 Trump Officials who Resigned because of Shocking Scandals
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The resignation of Trump’s Labor secretary, Alex Acosta, is only the most recent in a string of such scandals for […]
Stop begging Google, Facebook etc. to be nice Digital overlords: Fix the Internet by sidelining Big Tech
It is called ‘interoperability’
Bipartisan House Vote Amends Pentagon Funding to forbid Trump to attack Iran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ed Kilgore at New York Magazine reports that the House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act with […]
Why his ‘Deal of the Century’ Failed: Kushner tried to Bribe the World to Liquidate the Palestinian Nation
The Palestinian president brags that he thwarted the Bahrain workshop, and accordingly, or before the workshop, the deal of the century, while his supporters boast […]
If Antarctica Melts, Seas will Rise a Gigantic 190 Feet; It has Started Losing Ice Rapidly
By Nerilie Abram, Matthew England, and Matt King | – A record start to summer ice melt in Greenland this year has drawn attention to […]