Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A Special Committee of the United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights has issued a new report […]
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European Wind Power: Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World
By J. Matthew Roney Denmark produced one third of its electricity from the wind in 2013. In no other country has wind’s share of annual electricity generation yet topped 30 percent. But the Danes are not stopping there—they are eyeing a goal of…
Solar Power for the Global Masses: The Next Revolution
By Juan Cole As the price of solar panels drops, they increasingly are being spontaneously bought and installed by villagers throughout the world, who are […]
Reconciliation between Judaism and Islam is Possible
By Joseph Richard Preville via IslamiCommentary Israeli-American businessman, scholar, and activist Rabbi Shai Har-El’s new book — Where Islam and Judaism Join Together: A Perspective […]
Snowden: Clapper pattern of Lies about My Complaints to NSA
After NBC confirmed Ed Snowden’s earlier claims that he had tried to make use of internal channels to question NSA surveillance programs, James Clapper released a single email from Snowden to the legal department at the NSA, which they claim shows he…
“Man-Up” Kerry tries to Swiftboat Ed Snowden
By Jon Queally U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is facing widespread criticism for his comment that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden—increasingly seen by the American […]
Gov’t to Class of ’14: Getting to Know You, Getting to Know all About You
By Tom Engelhardt via Tomdispatch Internet Class of 2014, I’m in awe of you! To this giant, darkened auditorium filled with sparkling screens of every […]
Mr. Kerry: Why Snowden can’t “Make his Case” in “Our System of Justice”
By Juan Cole Secretary of State John Kerry said that Edward Snowden should “return home and come back here and stand in our system of […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu Vows never to Return Occupied E Jerusalem to Palestinian Residents
On Jerusalem Day Netanyahu vows never to divide the city (via AFP) Tens of thousands of religious Jews waving Israeli flags marched into mainly Arab […]
US Ally Bahrain’s Courts are Corrupt, in service of Injustice
Human Rights Watch A police officer in Bahrain who kills a protester in cold blood or beats a detainee to death might face a sentence […]