George B. Lambrakis was a State Department Foreign Service officer from 1957 to 1985, after two years with USIS in Vietnam and Laos. He served […]
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Putin’s brazen manipulation of language is a perfect example of Orwellian doublespeak
By Mark Satta, Wayne State University | – If you’ve been paying attention to how Russian President Vladimir Putin talks about the war in Ukraine, […]
Comrades in Crazy: Top 4 Putin Trolls in the Republican Party, starting with Tucker Carlson
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Vladimir Putin is admired on the American Right as no foreign leader has been since Adolf Hitler. Today’s counterparts of […]
Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same?
By Paul Gunter and Linda Pentz Gunter | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – On March 2, a striking news clip found its way onto the […]
Have We Forgotten . . . the people of Afghanistan?
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – The US 20-year war and occupation in Afghanistan, waged to avenge the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed […]
This isn’t the First Oil Price Shock, but it is the Most Complex in Modern History
By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington | – The world is in the grip of an oil price shock. In just a few months, […]
Democrats in Congress Want Windfall Tax on Big Oil, Consumer Rebates, and cheap Green Energy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced, and several other congressional Democrats have co-sponsored, a bill to curb big petroleum companies […]
It’s Not Just Inflation — It’s Price Gouging
By Lindsay Owens | – ( Otherwords.org) – If you’ve been slammed lately by higher prices on everything from groceries to rental cars and gas […]
Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can’t Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted
By Ramona Wadi | – ( Middle East Monitor )- Once again, Israel feels entitled to play the humanitarian card, with only Palestinians pointing out […]
Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways
By Kirsten Gelsdorf and Jacob Kurtzer | – As Russia continues to target houses, apartment buildings, hospitals and civilians in Ukraine, there are mounting calls […]
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