Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]
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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran: When Journalists are the Target
“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan […]
How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza
( Code Pink ) – One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve […]
Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism
( Tomdispatch.com ) – I have spent the bulk of my career — on and off since the late Carter Administration — following the money […]
Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]
“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8
Quatrain no. 8 in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s loose translation of the FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is about the impermanence of all […]
Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun
‘The work is Arab, by and for the diverse Arab peoples. But it is beyond that, thoroughly human’ Written by Omid Memarian Massoud Hayoun, ‘Sick […]
Local Journalists and Fixers are being Killed by Israel at unprecedented Rates in Gaza. Can anyone protect them?
By Simon Levett, University of Technology Sydney (The Conversation) – Journalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was brutally killed by an Israeli airstrike […]
Why Even “Progressive” Dem Leaders won’t Stand up on Gaza: AIPAC’s Undue Influence
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Why has the Democratic leadership shown such reluctance to take effective legislative action to halt the flow […]
Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign Press Corps
by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Fourth Estate may not be in a good way, corrupted and compromised as it […]
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