Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 2024 was a pivotal year for international humanitarian law. On the one hand, the International Court of Justice and the […]
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Gaza Crisis: US-Led Taskforce deploys in Red Sea and Considers Strikes on Yemen
By Basil Germond, Lancaster University | – The US is reportedly considering strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen that have been menacing commercial ships in […]
The US and China at Year’s End: Still Treading on the Precipice
( Tomdispatch.com) – This hasn’t exactly been a year of good news when it comes to our war-torn, beleaguered planet, but on November 15th, U.S. […]
If you Prick us, do We not Bleed? – Shakespeare in Gaza
(Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Is there a scale that can measure the value of 7,000 dead Palestinian children vs. 1200 dead Israelis? What […]
Hamtramck, Michigan, City Council Votes to rename Street in Support of Palestine
By: Layla McMurtrie – ( Michigan Advance ) – As a symbolic gesture and demonstration of solidarity with the people in Gaza, Hamtramck’s all-Muslim City […]
2023’s extreme Storms, Heat and Wildfires broke Records, and Burning Fossil Fuels Played a big Part
By Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton | – The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters. In the U.S., an unprecedented […]
How Big Oil is Taking us for a Fossil-Fuelized Ride: With the World the Hottest in 125,000 Years, we’re being Gaslighted
Here is my latest column for The Nation Institute’s must-read Tomdispatch.com site. Make sure to check out the original for legendary journalist Tom Engelhardt’s fantastic […]
Why the 14th Amendment Really does Bar Trump from Office
By Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland | – (The Conversation) – In 2024, former President Donald Trump will face some of his greatest challenges: […]
Who Killed the Two-State Solution? Israel!
By Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – “Why are you obsessed with a two-state solution?” said Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the […]
Bloodbath: Israel’s War on Gaza’s Hospitals and their Patients
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Back in mid-October, a controversy broke out about a blast on the grounds of the al-Ahli Arab (Baptist) Hospital in […]