( Minnesota Reformer ) – You as a worker have a legal right to join a union, but there are many ways big corporations are skirting the law to stop you from getting your fair share. You could be working for a union-buster and not even know it. Here are four of the biggest union-busting […]
Archives for July 2022
There is too much antisemitic Hate Speech on Social Media – Are Algorithms to Blame?
By Sabine von Mering, Brandeis University and Monika Hübscher, University of Duisburg-Essen | – Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an increase of […]
The New Middle East, Same as the old Middle East – The Meaning of Biden’s Trip
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Assessing President Biden’s Trip to the Middle East. Thanks to Margot Patterson at KKFI for having me on to discuss President Biden’s trip a couple of weeks ago to the Middle East. Listen here, beginning 2:50: The interview references this article at Informed Comment, “Bin Salman: US Whitewashed Israeli Killing […]
Who will Britain’s Next Leader Be? 3rd female Prime Minister or the 1st PM of Indian Origin?
Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – The two candidates selected by the Conservative members of the British Parliament to replace Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, went head-to-head in their first TV debate organized by the BBC on Monday night, 25 July. The new selection of Conservative Party leader and therefore Prime Minister comes […]
European Union sues Hungary over anti-gay Law – what it could mean for LGBT Rights in Europe
By Koen Slootmaeckers, City, University of London | – (The Conversation) – The European commission is taking legal action against Hungary at the European court of justice (ECJ), escalating a longstanding dispute over the country’s anti-LGBT laws. This is an unprecedented step for the EU, but it isn’t a sure win for LGBT rights in […]
The Human Rights Price of Biden’s Visit to Jeddah
Biden Should Keep Promise on Rights, Call for Release of Activists and Rights Defenders
EU: In 2021, Israel planned or built 20,030 New Squatter-Settlements In Palestinian Territories, with Massive Spike in E. Jerusalem
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A European Union report on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory has found that, in 2021 alone, 22,030 units were planned, began being built, or were finished in the West Bank and Occupied East Jerusalem. The report was issued by the European Union office for the Palestinian Territories (the West Bank, […]
Will the Jan. 6 Hearings finally Dent the Cult of Trump in the Republican Party or is it Too Far Gone?
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – January 6 was Donald Trump’s ultimate, cathartic, lifetime adrenalin high. He enjoyed it so much from the White House dining room that it took more than three hours for his staff and family to talk him down and out of it. He had calculated and stage-managed that day […]
Yes, EV’s Are Great for a Leisurely Road Trip, without the High Fuel Costs or Carbon Guilt
Montreal (Special to Informed Comment) – Road trips are arguably a part of North American culture, especially for those of us who grew up in the 1960s and 70s before air travel became common. Visits to relatives, camping trips, ski vacations, or simply aimless Kerouac-type voyages of self-discovery, are familiar memories for many in the […]
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