2018

Locals say the climate has become unusually unpredictable over their lifetimes

Federer Boycotts Saudi Arabia as other Tennis Stars Mull Withdrawal

Tennis superstars Nadal and Djokovic are considering withdrawing from the games after the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, ranked third in the world, turned down a US$1 million offer to play in an exhibition match in Saudi Arabia this December. His decision comes after the murder of a […]

Climate Change

Global Heating worse than Thought – it Has gone into the Oceans

AFP

by Patrick GALEY | – Paris (AFP) – The world’s oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of a century, scientists said Thursday, leaving Earth more sensitive still to the effects of climate change. Oceans cover more than two thirds of the planet’s surface and play a vital […]

Pentagon

Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

William D. Hartung

( Tomdispatch.com) – Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of Donald Trump as a man with a plan. But in at least one area — reshaping the economy to serve the needs of the military-industrial complex — he’s (gasp!) a […]

Islam

The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected

Juan Cole

“They should not have entered them save in fearful reverence.”

Featured

‘This has Got to End’: Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have abruptly called for an end to the Saudi-backed quagmire in Yemen, after years of backing the war over alleged Iranian involvement. Speaking at the Congressionally mandated US Institute for Peace on Tuesday, Mattis said according to the BBC […]

Kurds