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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To Avoid Boiling the Earth, we Need a New Agriculture: Farming emits 1/3 of Greenhouse Gases
By Mark Howden | – We can’t achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement without managing emissions from land use, according to a special […]
Trump may Want out of Afghanistan, but He’s setting Stage for Global Conflict
Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Could Trump’s Paranoia on China Bankrupt Us? His Staged Trade War is Failing
China is coming after us! Time to steel ourselves for battle against the human-rights-violating, currency-manipulating, job-grabbing, intellectual-property-stealing, missile-launching evil doers. Or so Washington, D.C. would […]
Valhalla Awaits! After White Terrorism at Oslo Mosque, what if Trump spoke about Supremacists the Way he does Islam?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A young Norwegian man wearing body armor and carrying two shotguns and a handgun attacked the Al-Noor Mosque in a […]
Humanity hasn’t experienced a Month as Hot as July in all the Time since Millard Fillmore was President
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – July was the hottest month ever recorded, i.e. the hottest since about 1850 when scientific records began being kept around […]
India’s colossal blunder in Kashmir
By Ayesha Ray | – In a stunningly dangerous, undemocratic and secretive move, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government repealed Articles 370 and […]
Are changes to Saudi Arabia’s Guardianship Laws really about Women?
By Zarqa Parvez | – Saudi women are amongst the strongest, most intelligent and inspirational women in the Middle East. Female Saudi academics and activists […]
Next: The Climate Crisis is Coming for Your Food
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The sources of the climate emergency are often framed with regard to electricity generation and transportation, while the impact of […]
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 […]