I am reprinting part of this essay that appeared in Renovatio, the literary magazine of a small Muslim liberal arts college — Zaytuna — in […]
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Net Zero by 2045: “California is leading most significant economic transformation since Industrial Revolution”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – California’s Air Resources Board has announced a wide-ranging set of plans aimed at taking the state to net carbon zero […]
Why Istanbul’s mayor was sentenced to jail – and what it means for Turkey’s 2023 presidential race
By Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University | – A Turkish court’s decision on Dec. 14, 2022, to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu for […]
Will Saudi’s Bin Salman cancel his Grandfather’s Agreement with Roosevelt on US Alliance?
By Amira Abo el-Fetouh | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – On 14 February, 1945, while US President Franklin D Roosevelt was returning from […]
The Madness of Nuclear Warfare, Alive and Well in America
( Tomdispatch.com) – Hey, cheer up because it truly is a beauty! I’m talking about this country’s latest “stealth bomber,” the B-21 Raider, just revealed […]
Biden, Seeking to Compete with China, Hosts Africa Summit
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Biden is hosting a 3-day summit with leaders of 49 African countries plus the head of the African Union […]
Iran’s Executions Of Protesters Triggers Public Outrage, Draws Criticism From Clerics
By Hannah Kaviani I’m Hannah Kaviani, a senior broadcaster and editor at RFE/RL’s Radio Farda. Here’s what I’ve been following and what I’m watching out […]
In Iraqi Kurdistan, Yazidi girls box their way to a new future after Daesh terror
By Roshan De Stone | – ( Middle East Monitor) – After the 2014 Daesh genocide which left them reeling from the effects of mass […]
Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers
By Ray Lombardi, University of Memphis; Angela Antipova, University of Memphis; and Dorian J. Burnette, University of Memphis | – Rivers are critical corridors that […]
In Sign of Turkey-Israel Thaw, a Joint Project is inked to build the World’s Largest Wave Power Plant on Black Sea
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has had a rocky relationship with Israel, which Turkey has long recognized and with which it […]