I am reprinting my column this week from Tomdispatch.com . Check in over there for the essential introduction of the invaluable Tom Engelhardt. My name […]
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The Gaza Strip: Why the History of this Densely Populated Enclave is Key to understanding the Current Conflict
By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona | – (The Conversation) – The focus on conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza […]
We can still avoid “Catastrophic Inundation” if we Slash Carbon Pollution – Michael E. Mann’s “Our Fragile Moment”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Informed Comment is pleased to present below an interview with climate scientist Michael E. Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth […]
“We all just evaporate:” Extreme Heat Overwhelms Phoenix’s Unhoused Community
Deanna Pistono/Cronkite News ( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – Near the intersection of S. 11th Avenue and W. Jefferson Street in Phoenix, the heat […]
Why the Al-Aqsa Mosque Complex is Important to the Current Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
By Ken Chitwood, University of Southern California | – As a scholar of global Islam, I teach an introduction to Islam course and include a […]
Getting Mad and Getting Even: Is California’s Climate Lawsuit against Big Oil a Gamechanger?
Reprinted from Tomdispatch.com : See the original site for Tom Engelhardt’s crucial introduction. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism […]
Climate Crisis: Recent Evidence suggests Economists have severely underestimated the Financial Hit
By Timothy Neal, UNSW Sydney | – Scientists say severe climate change is now the greatest threat to humanity. Extreme weather is expected to upend […]
Israel/Palestine: Devastating Civilian Toll as Parties Flout Legal Obligations
( Human Rights Watch ) – (Jerusalem) – Palestinian armed groups carried out a deadly assault on October 7, 2023, that killed several hundred Israeli […]
Can Hamas Survive the Stupidity of its ISIL-Style Tactics in its Drive against the Grey Zone?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hamas leaders have said they were driven to their attack on Israel this weekend by two major considerations, the danger […]
Rep. Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli Lives lost after Hamas Attacks, Calls for end of Apartheid
By: Ken Coleman – ( Michigan Advance) – Israel on Sunday formally declared war on Hamas after the Islamist militant group waged a series of […]