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Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When I read about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominating convicted felon Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, my inclination was to write a piece of satire about it. But that would be redundant. Comedian Ronny Chieng mined for the dark humor saying, “Yes, a Peace […]

Authoritarianism

Regime Change: From Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump

Bahman Fozouni

Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Fourth of July we just observed, nearly 250 years after America’s Declaration of Independence, felt like a time for reckoning, not celebration. It was the saddest Fourth of July I’ve experienced in over 65 years. Until now, I never associated this day with sorrow—it was always a […]

Climate Crisis

We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature)In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate research purposes. A mere 13 percent of films made mention of climate-related disasters, some more seriously and others “offhandedly” in dialogue. In contrast, since the rise of Hollywood as the […]

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Four Decades of War between Iran and America

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A morose anniversary passed this month for Iranians, as it has been more than thirty-five years since July 3, 1988, when the U.S. warship Vincennes downed an Iranian civilian airliner, Iran Air Flight 655, with 290 passengers, leaving Bandar Abbas for Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The […]

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Israel continues to Starve, Target Gaza Civilians in ongoing Genocide

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The fascist government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage war on Gaza civilians, in the longest and most intense violation of the Geneva Conventions, the Rome Statute and other elements of International Humanitarian Law in this century. The United Nations Human Rights office in the Occupied Palestinian territories […]

China

Trump never saw a Wind Farm in China, but Beijing has half of all Installed Wind Capacity and will Eat America’s Lunch in this Industry

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dufus-in-chief perorated on Friday once again on wind power, complaining that the components are made in China but that “I have never seen a wind farm in China. Why is that? Somebody check that out.” His just-passed tax bill eliminates federal incentives for the industry, ensuring a vast slow-down […]

China

Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing

Hamdullah Baycar

Karadeniz, Turkiye (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – If China wants to rival the United States, it must stop watching and start acting. Beijing wants the world to believe that a new multipolar is possible, one in which U.S. dominance is giving way to a more balanced international order. However, if China truly wishes to […]

Authoritarianism

Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of Independence has been made a dead letter by the Trump regime as we celebrate the 249th anniversary of the United States of America. These immortal words penned by an Enlightenment gentleman, Thomas Jefferson, still ring out powerfully today: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all […]

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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran

Ali Abootalebi

Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Friday, June 13th, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear, military, and civilian targets, just days before the scheduled sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear negotiations. The resulting twelve-day exchange culminated in U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow on June 22, followed […]