Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Why has the Democratic leadership shown such reluctance to take effective legislative action to halt the flow […]
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Bolton may want War with Iran, but the Pentagon is Eyeing China
(Tomdispatch.com) – The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf […]
How Two-Faced Trump has targeted Iran for Sanctions & War while Tweeting “Negotiations”
(Informed Comment) – On May 24, 2018, the Department of Defense organised a Briefing on Iran with the participation of Katie Wheelbarger, Principal Deputy Assistant […]
How US “good guys” wiped out an Afghan family
By Jessica Purkiss and Mateen Arian This story was published in partnership with: The New York Times. ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism) – It […]
Pompeo: Jared Kushner’s Palestine plan “unexecutable;’ Kushner: Palestinians unready for Self-Rule
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I can barely believe it. Mike Pompeo, who can believe 10 impossible things before breakfast every day, including the impending […]
Will Britain Cave to Trump’s Press for Conflict with Iran?
(Informed Comment) – Donald Trump’s military proliferation in the Middle East and further sanctions on Iran, aimed at isolating Tehran, have driven a deeper rift […]
How Neoliberalism & Privatization are Driving our Crises, from Guatemala to Moscow
To the corporate media, history goes back only as far as yesterday. Thus the media portray the chaos and violence in Central America as though […]
The Extreme Weather of Climate Emergency will Cost US $1 trillion in Ten Years
By Gary W. Yohe | – June marks the official start of hurricane season. If recent history is any guide, it will prove to be […]
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah: War on Iran will Endanger US Forces in Region & Kushner Plan for Palestine is “Historic Crime”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hasan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hizbullah (Hezbollah), the Lebanese Shiite party-militia, gave a speech Friday in which he raked the […]
Assange Indictment Marks Alarming New Stage in US Gov’t’s War on Leaks
Mexico City ( Committee to Protect Journalists) – The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment last week of WikiLeaks […]