Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Whatever postures our country has projected to the world – shining city on a hill; leader of […]
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Slavery and War are tightly Connected – but we had no Idea just how Much until we crunched the Data
By Monti Datta, University of Richmond; Angharad Smith, United Nations University and Kevin Bales, University of Nottingham | – Some 40 million people are enslaved […]
Our Carbon Dioxide Emissions could wipe out 87% of Marine Life if we don’t Quickly get to Zero
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some 87% of marine species are at risk of being wiped out or devastated by 2100 if the world goes […]
Raising the Alarm: Israel’s All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders: Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained
By Omar Shakir | Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | @OmarSShakir | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Three […]
Is Afghanistan Balkanizing under the Taliban Rule? On the one-year anniversary of their seizure of power, the Taliban now face a wholly different threat.
By Atal Ahmadzai ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – In the year since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan has endured rapid and agonizing setbacks. Two […]
Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are
By Ross Peel, King’s College London | – Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, raising international safety concerns. Ukrainian staff […]
With Biden’s IRA, Why Homeowners are Costing themselves Money if they don’t Install Solar Panels
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has established a 10-year 30% tax credit for installing solar panels on your roof.It is […]
Even a ‘limited’ Nuclear War would starve Hundreds of Millions of People, new Study Reveals
By Ryan Heneghan, Queensland University of Technology | – Even a relatively small nuclear war would create a worldwide food crisis lasting at least a […]
Why Cryptocurrencies Are No Digital Cure-All For Iran, Russia, Other Sanctioned States
By Michael Scollon | – ( RFE/RL ) – Cryptocurrencies are being eyed by Iran, Russia, and other sanctioned states as a way to evade […]
Opening of shipping Routes from Ukraine will not Lessen Commodity and Food pressure on the Middle East and North Africa
By Roman Shemakov | – Russia and Ukraine are two of the most essential pillars of the global food trade, producing 25 percent of the […]