By John Lindsay-Poland | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – When gun exporters and importers gather at a trade conference at the Trump Hotel in Washington later this month, they will confront mixed trends in their industry. Gun manufacturing in the United States fell sharply in the first year of the Trump presidency, by […]
Archives for July 2019
It isn’t Just Trump: It is Washington DC out to get The Squad
Trump’s not the only one terrified of these four congresswomen — leading Democrats apparently are, too
Are the Iran-Trump Tanker, Drone incidents in the Strait of Hormuz a Form of Guerrilla War?
By Rockford Weitz | – Tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries are flaring again in the Strait of Hormuz. There are competing explanations for what’s going on in the narrow seaway through which 21% of the world’s crude oil currently passes. Most of the reports of attacked tankers, smuggled oil and downed […]
Does Israel’s Netanyahu need another Gaza War to remain Prime Minister (and out of Jail)?
( Middle East Monitor) Media reports of an impending Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip are now a regular occurrence. The frequency of these reports fluctuates based on Israel’s own political landscape. Empirical experience has taught us that when Israeli leaders are in trouble, they wage a war on Gaza. Now that Israeli Prime […]
Even Red States are going Solar, dumping Coal, as just Good Business
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Arizona, despite being GOP-dominated, is number 3 in the US for residential solar power production. In the first quarter of 2019 alone, Arizona homeowners put in 52.83 megawatts of new solar installations. As for industrial-scale solar, Arizona utility APS generates 1.4 gigawatts worth of solar power, equivalent to a small […]
A Total Disgrace’: Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won’t Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
“The EPA is endangering the lives of children to protect pesticide industry profits.”
Are Syrian Refugees a Danger to the West?
By Arie Kruglanski, David Webber, Erica Molinario and Katarzyna Jaśko | – While today’s news is full of stories about refugees and migrants to the U.S. from Central America, the plight of those particular refugees is only part of an international migration crisis that has been going on since 2015 and has driven 25.9 million […]
Changing the Climate Conversation: School Strikes are a Start, but we Need Bank Boycotts and other New Tactics
Strengthening the climate movement requires a rethink of strategy and tactics
Is Trump setting the US up for further al-Qaeda attacks by putting Troops in Saudi Arabia?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump is sending US troops to be based in Saudi Arabia, and King Salman has signed off on the paperwork. Several hundred US military personnel will be at Prince Sultan Air Base, accompanying fighter jets and Patriot missile defense systems. US troops were first based in Saudi Arabia during the […]
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