Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued? When men violate us for sex in prostitution. When […]
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
BY Richard Penaskovic | – Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, […]
“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17
Quatrain 17 of the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám continues the theme that kingly glory quickly fades. XVII. They say […]
Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law
By Donald Rothwell, Australian National University (The Conversation) – The Israel Defence Force has intercepted a flotilla of humanitarian vessels seeking to deliver aid to […]
Protesting Northwestern U’s Flawed Compulsory Training on Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitism”
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to Northwestern University expressing concern about its flawed compulsory anti-bias training and its […]
Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]
Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan
by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – He had moments of discomfort and embarrassment – pressed into calling the Qatari prime […]
How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Ours would be the normal story of imperial powers rising and falling on Planet Earth — nothing new there, of course […]
As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]
The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan
by Ronny P Sasmita ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Gaza plan unveiled by Donald Trump and reluctantly accepted by Israeli Prime Minister […]
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