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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In DeSantis’ “Free” State of Florida, Union Freedom is under Attack
by Rebekah Entralgo ( Inequality.org ) – In what Governor Ron DeSantis likes to call his “freedom state” of Florida, the freedom to belong to […]
On its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t Agree on What it means to be a Jewish State and a Democracy
By Eran Kaplan, San Francisco State University | – As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half […]
The Supreme Court is Corrupt and We don’t Have to Put up with It
By Jim Hightower | — ( Afterwords.org ) – When public officials get themselves mired in the muck of corruption, they can always count on […]
China and the Axis of the Sanctioned: How America’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy in the Middle East Backfired
( Tomdispatch.com) – A photo Beijing released on March 6th of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s foreign minister Wang Yi* delivered a seismic shock in Washington. […]
The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined
By Ashik Siddique | Originally published in National Priorities Project. ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – World military spending has reached a new record high […]
The European Union is Struggling to Respond to Biden’s Subsidies for Green Energy
By Anna Gumbau ( China Dialogue ) – After the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]
Pakistan’s Trans Community battles Climate Catastrophe and Exclusion
Trans people affected by floods in Pakistan’s Balochistan province gather to receive aid from the non-profit Al-Khidmat Foundation, in partnership with Unilever Pakistan (Photo […]
DeSantis’ Florida as the Epicenter of the New Culture Wars: The Coming Battle for America’s Political Soul
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The concept of “woke” culture is an existential threat to Republican office holders and party officials. Led […]
Turkey’s presidential Election – how Erdoğan defied the Polls to head into Runoff as Favorite
By Salih Yasun, Indiana University | – Turkey is heading toward a presidential runoff election on May 28, 2023, after no candidate won more than […]