Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This month Brazil’s National Electric System Operator estimated that wind and solar are now producing nearly 40 percent of the […]
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Israeli Government Votes to Implement Trump Peace Plan for Gaza as Hamas Pledges to Uphold it
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 , the Israeli government on Friday approved the ceasefire in Gaza and the […]
“From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:19
With no. 19 in in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the theme turns away from the glory of kings […]
Never in a Million Years: 10 Reasons why Trump should never be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Who doesn’t know that President Donald Trump desperately wants a Nobel Peace Prize and said bitterly, “They will never give me […]
A short History of the Gaza Strip takes a long View of today’s Conflict
By Martin Kear, University of Sydney (The Conversation) – A Short History of the Gaza Strip, by historian Anne Irfan, is a timely addition to […]
As Ceasefire Looms, Gaza’s Children are Still Starving
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump peace plan has resulted in an agreement between Hamas and Israel to pause fighting and exchange prisoners. Other […]
Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN, Regardless of the Trump Plan
( Codepink ) – As U.S. President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at […]
Forced to Work on an Overheating Planet
Workers on the front lines of climate change are treated as expendable. This is morally bankrupt and unsustainable By Denise Brennan As the planet heats […]
For First time in History, Renewables Overtook Coal in Global Electricity Production in H1
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy analysis firm has released its global electricity report for the first half of 2025, and it contains […]
Israel/Palestine: States Should Act to Halt Atrocities
2 Years Since October 7, 2023 Highlights Need to Protect Civilians Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End […]
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