The bad guys included Saudi Arabia and the entire Arab bloc, along with China, India, and other nations still in thrall to Big Carbon
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The War on Terror Turns on Us: Gitmo and the end of the Rule of Law
( Tomdispatch.com ) – President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for immigrants, particularly the non-white variety from south of our border. […]
Shamash! “The Monster and the Grandma”
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can’t draw the Line at Genocide, they can’t Draw the Line at Democracy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ta-Nehisi Coates and Angela Davis spoke at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Auditorium on February 19, 2025, interviewed by my […]
UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation
( Middle East Monitor ) – British travel writer Matthew Teller has resigned from the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest at the organisation’s response […]
Making America Sick Again: How Trump’s Drastic Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control cripple our Response to Norovirus, Measles Outbreaks
By Jordan Miller, Arizona State University (The Conversation) – In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers […]
Lebanon at a Crossroads: Can Saudi Arabia Counter Iran’s Waning Influence?
Trabzon, Turkey (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – The recent visit of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to Lebanon on 23 January […]
History unearthed: What if Trump succeeded in ethnically Cleansing Gaza?
( Middle East Monitor ) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said in a 2020 interview that he had read 25 books on […]
The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed: Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China
( Tomdispatch.com ) – In early January, Donald Trump Jr.’s private plane landed on a snowy airfield in Greenland. There was little fanfare upon his […]
It is Time to Junk the “Munich” Analogy
Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – No sooner had the announcement about a new policy for Ukraine from the Trump administration been made […]











