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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Why Britain’s 104°F (40°C) Heatwave was made many Times more Likely by Humans burning Fossil Fuels
By Ben Clark, University of Oxford; Friederike Otto, Imperial College London; and Luke Harrington, University of Waikato | – (The Conversation) – Every heatwave occurring […]
Trump joins Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis as Former High Office-Holder Investigated for Sedition
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, and Spencer S. Hsu at the Washington Post got the scoop that the […]
The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures
( Tomdispatch.com ) – It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about “peak oil” — […]
How Amazon, Starbucks and other Companies fight Unions
( Minnesota Reformer ) – You as a worker have a legal right to join a union, but there are many ways big corporations are […]
There is too much antisemitic Hate Speech on Social Media – Are Algorithms to Blame?
By Sabine von Mering, Brandeis University and Monika Hübscher, University of Duisburg-Essen | – Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. […]
The New Middle East, Same as the old Middle East – The Meaning of Biden’s Trip
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Assessing President Biden’s Trip to the Middle East. Thanks to Margot Patterson at KKFI for having me on to discuss […]
Who will Britain’s Next Leader Be? 3rd female Prime Minister or the 1st PM of Indian Origin?
Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – The two candidates selected by the Conservative members of the British Parliament to replace Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and […]
European Union sues Hungary over anti-gay Law – what it could mean for LGBT Rights in Europe
By Koen Slootmaeckers, City, University of London | – (The Conversation) – The European commission is taking legal action against Hungary at the European court […]
The Human Rights Price of Biden’s Visit to Jeddah
Biden Should Keep Promise on Rights, Call for Release of Activists and Rights Defenders