Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]
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Social Media Ridicule: Emirates’ Gender Equality Award Winners All Men
“Wow really nailed the diversity there. One of those dudes was wearing grey”
Syria and Iran Sign Strategic Economic Plan, including Tartus Naval Base
There was also rehabilitation of the ports of Tartus and Latakia as well as construction of a 540 megawatt energy plant
Trump & Taliban Close to Deal on US Withdrawal, but Risk of Free For All
Trump decided last month to pull half of the 14,000-strong force from Afghanistan
Defying US, Bahrain Affirms Life Sentence against Shiite Leader “farcically” charged with Spying
Dubai (AFP) – A Bahraini court on Monday upheld a life sentence for opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman for spying for Gulf rival Qatar, a […]
America’s 7 Racist Exclusions: From Muslim Visa Ban to 1930s Exclusion of Jews
Revised.- ed. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The two-year anniversary of Trump’s Muslim visa ban and Holocaust Remembrance Day have arrived more or less together, […]
The Main Drag on Saving Planet from Boiling? The Super-Rich
The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait all just happen to rate among the world’s most unequal nations.
One Dead as Israeli Squatter Mob Shoots Palestinians in Occupied West Bank
Most countries view the settlements Israel has built there as illegal
Israel pushes European Union to cease Funding NGOs backing BDS (Boycott)
The EU responded by saying that it opposes BDS, however, will continue to defend freedom of speech
So Much Losing: America’s Small Unending Wars of the 21st Century
Endless war for any goal except to preserve the republic isn’t a measure of fortitude but the path to national suicide.