Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – On April 15, the venerable Jewish Council on Public Affairs (JCPA) issued an eloquent statement stating their […]
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Eurasia’s Ring of Fire: The Epic Struggle over the Epicenter of U.S. Global Power
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Throughout 2021, Americans were absorbed in arguments over mask mandates, school closings, and the meaning of the January 6th attack on […]
Tonga’s Volcanic Tsunami floods Capital, foreshadowing effects of Glacier Melt from our CO2
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A massive eruption in an undersea volcano, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai, 40 miles north of the South Pacific island of […]
Renewables supplied 46% of net public power in Germany in 2021, 40.9% of Gross
NB: “In 2020, renewable energy sources (including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy) generated . . . about 21% of all the electricity generated […]
Bin Laden and Trump: Two Bookends to America’s Imperial Decline
By Walden Bello | – The end of 2021 and the beginning of a new year is a convenient time to take stock of the […]
After Afghanistan, US military presence abroad faces domestic and foreign opposition in 2022
By Michael A. Allen, Carla Martinez Machain, and Michael E. Flynn | – In August 2021, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan after fighting a […]
Raven releases the Sun: First Native American Interior Secretary moves to put in 100 GW Solar on Federal Land
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As part of a Biden Administration push to put in 27 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy on federal land by […]
Breaking the Silence: Oppression of Palestinians reminds American Student in the West Bank of Black Lives Matter
( Traveling Twins ) – On Friday, December 24, I joined a Breaking the Silence tour of the South Hebron Hills- an area in the […]
Syrian survivors of Torture rejoice over German Court indicting Regime Officer of Crimes Against Humanity
By Okba Mohammed | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Survivors of torture in Syrian prisons celebrated a verdict made at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 13 […]
Millions are on the Run from Global Heating – International Law must recognize Climate Refugees
By Daniel L. Huizenga | – When hurricanes Eta and Iota barrelled into Central America in November 2020, they flooded towns and cities, caused catastrophic […]