Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pope Francis has a new book, Hope never disappoints. Pilgrims towards a better world. The English version is not out […]
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Creating a Genuine Hell on Earth
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Honestly, what would George Orwell have written about this planet of ours, four decades after that ominous year 1984 passed from […]
As COP 29 convenes, Human-Caused Climate Change Menaces the Middle East Across Borders
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Centre for Development Policy Management has issued a new report on the threats of human-caused climate change to […]
Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as ‘Genocide’
( Middle East Monitor ) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians […]
How the Taliban are seeking to Reshape Afghanistan’s Schools to push their Ideology
By Enayat Nasir, University at Albany, State University of New York | – (The Conversation) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a […]
What Rough Beast? President Biden’s Gaza Policy Leaves the Middle East in Flames
This is my summation of President Joe Biden’s Middle East policies for Tomdispatch.com. Check out Tom Engelhardt’s searing introduction. And note his recommendation for my […]
Oliver Stone talking about War in San Diego, a military Hub, is a perfect Fit
( The San Diego Union-Tribune) – To mark this year’s Veterans Day, the fifth anniversary of the foundation of Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, […]
Warped Government Priorities make Climate Disasters Worse
When we fund wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of green jobs and disaster recovery, we punish those who can least afford it. ( Otherwords.org […]
IPC warns of Imminent Israeli-caused Famine in Gaza, with 133K facing “Catastrophic Food Insecurity”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations is again warning of imminent famine in northern Gaza. A panel of the Integrated Food Security Phase […]
Jordan Condemns Israeli Forces for Storming Jerusalem Church
( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli occupation forces storming a church in the Sanctuary of the […]