During a press conference with PM Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, President Trump said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip. Around the world, […]
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Politics and pulpits: Christians and Republicans team up to watch the Polls Tuesday
By Deena Winter | – The Minnesota Reformer BUFFALO — A flag hanging from a telephone pole marked the turnoff to the Land of Promise. […]
Israel: On the Road to International Isolation with the Rise of domestic Fascist Parties
Adnan Abu Amer | – As Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the Likud party that won the Israeli elections, rushes to form his new government, unprecedented […]
Armed Conflict and Climate Change: how these two Threats play out in Africa
By Halvard Buhaug, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) | – The world is falling miserably short of reducing carbon emissions in line with the Paris […]
UN: Past 8 Years have been 8 hottest on Record, in Harbinger of Heating World
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The past eight years have been the eight hottest on record, in further evidence that human-caused global heating is accelerating […]
Why is the Major Israel Lobby supporting over 100 Antisemitic Racists, Climate Deniers and election Denialists for Congress?
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – AIPAC and Jewish Republicans are a puzzlement. They are financially supporting over 100 racists, climate deniers and election […]
The Economy Looms Large in the Midterms, but Abortion, Ukraine and the State of Democracy are also Key Voter Issues
By Stella Rouse, University of Maryland and Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland | – The 2022 midterm elections, perhaps more than most in recent American […]
The Day After: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow on a Broiling Planet
( Tomdispatch.com ) – When I was growing up, there was a parody of an old-fashioned public announcement tacked to the wall of our kitchen […]
The Saudis depleted their Own Aquifers: now they’re emptying Arizona’s and Getting Sweetheart Deals to do So
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ella Nilsen at CNN has done an excellent deep dive on the shrinking aquifers of the Southwest and how Arizona […]
Iran: Thousands of Detained Protesters and Activists in Peril (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities have escalated their assault against widespread dissent and protests through dubious national security charges against detained activists […]