Protesters upped the stakes by trying to gain support from the army
Archives for April 2019
Trump and our Second Gilded Age– Even more Disgusting than the First
Why, then, when Veblen saw America’s plutocratic bent so clearly, is he now neglected?
Peak Crisis in Sudan as Army elements side with Youth, Women against Dictator Bashir
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Omar Hassan al-Bashir, b. 1944, has been deposed as president of Sudan in the wake of a military coup, according to Alarabiya (United Arab Emirates). Alarabiya also says that current and former government officials have been detained by the coup-makers. As I write, the state television has gone blank and […]
IRGC’s ‘Terrorist’ Designation Raises U.S. Stakes Over Iran
Ostovar adds that the risks will depend on how Iran decides to respond
Airbnb pivots, will List Israeli Squatter Settlements on Palestinian Land in West Bank
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Home-renting company, Airbnb, confirmed it would not implement a planned delisting of Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, in the occupied West Bank and would “donate proceeds from any of these bookings to international humanitarian aid organizations,” on Tuesday. In November 2018, the company decided to remove about 200 […]
Netanyahu won in Israel because his Rivals campaigned as Netanyahu Lite
The silence of Gantz’s team on the two-state solution enabled Netanyahu to move discussion to the hard-right’s agenda to annex the occupied territories.
Zionist OA’s Mort Klein uses House Panel on White Nationalism to spread anti-Muslim Blood Libel
Zionist Organization of America head Morton Klein testified Tuesday before a congressional inquiry into white nationalism and promptly excused white nationalism. Klein denied that the Tree of Life synagogue shooter or the New Zealand mosque shooter were animated by right wing ideas. Rafi Schwartz at Splinter observed, “Klein conveniently neglected to mention that the Tree […]
Far Right, Expansionist Netanyahu Poised to win 5th Term as Israeli PM
Trump signed a proclamation, with Netanyahu by his side in the White House, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights
Decriminalizing the Drug War: The Damage done by a Century of Drug Prohibition
Medical professionals across Portugal adopted harm-reduction measures that would provide a striking record of proven success