Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]
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America’s Suicide Epidemic is Hitting Trump’s Base Hard
(Tomdispatch.com) – We hear a lot about suicide when celebrities like Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade die by their own hand. Otherwise, it seldom makes […]
Solar Growing by leaps and Bounds in India, fueling Irrigation and Jobs
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar energy is one of the fastest-growing energy sectors in the world, and has the great advantage of producing no […]
Is Israel Deliberately wounding Palestinian Civilians in Gaza?
By Asa Winstanley | @AsaWinstanley | – A new World Heath Organization report on Gaza this month made for shocking reading. But as usual when […]
As Seas Rise, can a political accommodation be made for Islander Refugees?
By Sarah M. Munoz | – Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions where sea-level rise […]
Can Democracy meet Challenge of Far Right Populism, from Brazil to Italy to India and US?
(Foreign Policy in Focus) – Democracy faces a global crisis. And this crisis couldn’t be coming at a worse time. If you’re a supporter of […]
Alleging False Flag, Iran Speaker accuses US of Gulf of Oman Tanker Attacks
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, said Monday that he believed that the United States might have staged the attack […]
As Military Junta consolidates Rule in Sudan, Masses demand Civilian Government
By Khalil Charles | @khalilcharles | – Historians and political scientists who have followed recent events in Sudan closely will point to the irony of […]
Why the Information Arms Race is a Rat Race: Can we Secure our Elections?
By Cailin O’Connor | – (Aeon) – Arms races happen when two sides of a conflict escalate in a series of ever-changing moves intended to […]
No African-American has won Office in Mississippi in 129 Years– Here’s Why
By John A. Tures | – Mississippi is home to the highest percentage of African Americans of any state in the country. And yet, Mississippi […]