Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires to Italian immigrant parents, is dead at 88 after […]
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My Grandfather Fled Ukraine 140 Years Ago, Now it is an Icon of Our long History of War
( Tomdispatch.com) – Excuse me if I wander a little today — and if it bothers you, don’t blame me, blame Vladimir Putin. After all, […]
As US Squanders $728.5 billion/ yr on Pentagon, China Captures 65% of Global EV Sales, ups Production 115%
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China is beating the pants off the United States in the burgeoning new energy vehicle market, out-producing and out-selling America […]
Ukraine and NATO Expansion
Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – To be absolutely clear, the attack on Ukraine was a clear violation of international law, and there is absolutely […]
Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women
Manama (Special to Informed Comment) – Change is coming, I promise. Even as the pace of modernization in the Arab world shows some signs of […]
Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?
By Nabil Al-Sahli | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – A far-right member of the Israeli parliament stormed into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque […]
Zelensky says Russia is the new ISIL: Top 3 Ways he may be Right
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an address on Tuesday to the United Nations Security Council, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky compared Russia to the ISIL […]
Responsibility for the Invasion of Ukraine and for Climate Change
Kalamazoo, MI (Special to Informed Comment) – Many are rightly celebrating a resurgence of liberalism as the Free World rallies against Putin’s war of choice. […]
Israel has Deprived Palestinians of Right to Choose Int’l Scholars and Students for Palestinian Universities: MESA
Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association of North America: Letter protesting new Israel Government directive regarding selection of international scholars and students to […]
It Goes up but Never Comes Down: What Would It Take to Reduce US Military Spending?
( Tomdispatch.com) – I have a question for you: What would it take in today’s world for America’s military spending to go down? Here’s one […]