Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The horrific shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead and more injured was a further manifestation of far right anti-Semitism. At Charlottesville last year, Neo-Nazis celebrating Trump’s advent in the White House chanted “You will not replace us/ Jews will not replace us!” They were referring to a […]
Suggestive Terrorism: Trump, Pipe Bomber and the ISIL Technique
The attempted pipe bombings directed at former US president Barack Obama, former vice president Joe Biden, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former attorney General Eric Holder and several other targets of the wrath of Donald Trump are unlikely to be the last acts of terrorism galvanized by Trump’s savaging of his perceived enemies. Trump […]
Far right urging of jailing of Political Rivals linked in History with Bombings
The mass right wing parties of Europe in the 1920s and 1930s were led by charismatic leaders who whipped up the hatreds of mobs by denouncing immigrants and ethnic and religious groups as threats to the nation and as terrorists and saboteurs. Somehow when politicians set such a tone, in which alternative political leaders and […]
Juan Cole on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” @ Zero Hour (Video)
The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow: Prof. Juan Cole on “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires, out October 9 *Now* available for order at Barnes and Noble And Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor And Hachette And Amazon
Will its Renewables Revolution Give China an Edge over the US?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Financial Times buries its lead, focusing on an expected rise of offshore wind in the Asia-Pacific, but noting at the end of the article that the Asia-Pacific is expected to add 355 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity over the next five years. Edward White in Taipai slights this […]
“I am a Nationalist” – Donald Trump apes Mussolini in Drive to destroy America
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump proudly says he is a “nationalist.” He is, of course, saying this to shore up support among white nationalists. The Nazi sites on the web were all having wet dreams in the aftermath. From the 1990s, polling has found that about 10% of Americans support far right militias. These […]
Does Turkey Aim to unseat Saudi Crown Prince MBS via Khashoggi Affair?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – | – Turkish authorities are subjecting Saudi Arabia to a Chinese water torture, releasing a bit more of the fruits of their investigation into the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi everyday, seemingly timed to refute whatever lame excuses the Saudis had come up with that day. On Monday, Turkey […]
Germany halts arms Sales to Riyadh, as Investors sell $1 bn in Saudi Stocks
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Germany would put arms sales to Saudi Arabia on hold in light of the murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. She said that they “could not take place in our current circumstances.” Meanwhile, foreign investors sold […]
Socialism is Healthy: US Barracuda Capitalism is Literally Killing us
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US has fallen off a cliff on global health statistics, plummeting an unprecedented 21 places in the world index. Moreover, the US is expected to fall even further behind over the next 20 years. Mellan Solly at The Smithsonian Magazine analyzed the numbers in a just-published Lancet article While […]
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