Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration dropped the 1,000-page second volume of a congressionally-mandated study of the impact of the climate crisis on the United States late on Friday of Thanksgiving weekend in order to bury it. This sort of move is designed to make sure the report is not headline news on […]
Archives for November 2018
Trump dismisses as ‘Feelings’ CIA Finding that Saudi Crown Prince ordered Murder
“No they didn’t conclude. They did not come to a conclusion.”
British Universities Boycott United Arab Emirates over Student ‘Spying’ Life Sentence
Staff at Birmingham University have voted to boycott their campuses in the Emirates
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card
To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.
Pakistan: Baluch Separatists Storm “Oppressive’ Chinese Consulate in Karachi, kill 2 Policemen
Karachi (Pakistan) (AFP) – Two policemen were killed on Friday when gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with the attack claimed by a separatist group which branded Beijing “an oppressor”. Pakistani authorities said that security forces had secured the area after the attack, the latest in a series […]
CIA has Recording of Saudi Crown Prince planning Hit on Khashoggi: Turkish ‘Hurriyet’
The two Saudi officials are heard in the CIA recording discussing the “discomfort” created by Khashoggi’s public criticism
Democrats Need to Go Bold on Wages, Ed, or Why would their Big Win Matter?
The party’s leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America.
United Arab Emirates Prince Targeted by Lawsuits over Yemen Atrocities
Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen since the Saudi-led intervention began
Saudi Gov’t: Crown Prince a ‘Red Line’ in Khashoggi Murder Probe
Calls for the crown prince to be held accountable for the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi ‘would not be tolerated.’