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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Nearly 20% of New Vehicles in California Last Year were Zero-Emission, as Peak Oil nears
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that nearly 1 in 5 of new vehicles purchased in that state […]
Israel’s new hard-line Government has made Headlines – the bigger demographic Changes that caused it, not so much
By Michael Brenner, American University | – Israel’s new goverment is the most right-wing and religious leadership the country has had in the 75 years […]
Israeli Security Minister Ben-Gvir’s Efforts in the Erasure of Palestinian Identity
( Middle East Monitor ) – Tying in to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that “the Jewish people have an exclusive and unquestionable right […]
‘Cancel This Failed Experiment’: Physicians Tell Biden HHS to End Medicare Privatization Pilot
By Jake Johnson | – ( Commondreams.org) – A national physician group this week called for the complete termination of a Medicare privatization scheme that […]
In 2023, Biden may have to Choose between Sanctions against Russia’s Ukraine War and Maximum Pressure on Iran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Does President Joe Biden have a choice of winning his struggle with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, or continuing “maximum pressure” sanctions […]
Israel’s Netanyahu facing off against the supreme Court and proposing to limit judicial Independence – and 3 other Threats to Israeli Democracy
By Boaz Atzili, American University School of International Service | – Democracy is not just about holding elections. It is a set of institutions, ideas […]
Why 1.8 Billion Muslims are Furious: By Status Quo, Jordan is supposed oversee their 3rd Holiest Shrine, in Jerusalem, but Israel won’t Let it
By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli occupation forces detained the Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani, as […]
America has staged 392 military Interventions since 1776; How Can we Have fewer in Future?
By Nan Levinson | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – I like to sing and what I like best is to do so at the top […]
Israel Plunged into Constitutional Crisis as Supreme Court Orders Corrupt Netanyahu Cabinet Minister to Step Down and He Refuses
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel has entered a profound constitutional crisis, after the country’s Supreme Court insisted that Shas Party leader Aryeh Makhlouf Deri, […]