Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – No one wrote more powerfully about humans’ poisoning the Earth and its consequences than biologist Rachel Carson–with […]
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Nuclear Talks: Iran thumbs nose at US, betting on China as new Superpower
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The recent round of talks in Vienna between Iran and Germany plus the 4 members of the UN Security Council […]
The Donald Also Rises? The Far Right Continues to Build Its International
( Tomdispatch.com) – What alt-right guru Steve Bannon failed to create, German taxpayers have just stepped in to revive: a Nationalist International. Thanks to the […]
The Qur’an and Plato’s Republic: Hellenism and Early Islam (Juan Cole Video Interview)
Interview by Ziryab Jamal of Juan Cole | – “THE QUR’ĀN’S CHAPTER “The Cow” contains a verse (2:138) having to do with believers being dyed […]
How dual loyalties created an ethics problem for Chris Cuomo and CNN
By Jane E Kirtley | – CNN anchor Chris Cuomo conceded in March, 2021 that he could not, ethically, cover the sexual harassment allegations against […]
We do it to Ourselves: 30 Gun Homicides in England in 2020 (167 US Equiv.), vs. 13,620 in US
Revised The murders by a high school student in Oxford, Michigan, who was given a gun by his parents even though he was making death […]
Blame Corporate Greed for Inflation
By Sarah Baron | – ( Otherwords.org) – CEOs are taking every opportunity to further pad their own pockets. Here’s how to hold them accountable. […]
Yemeni journalist accused of spreading atheism is jailed for 15 years in Saudi Arabia
( Al-Bab.com) – A Yemeni journalist has become the latest victim of Saudi Arabia’s laws against religious disbelief. Thirty-year-old Ali Muhsin Abu Lahoum worked in […]
What’s next for Afghanistan under Taliban Rule?
By Kambaiz Rafi and Scott Lucas | – In late August 2021, the US completed its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, ending a 20-year occupation. […]
We’re all Palestinians Now: Israel-backed NSO Spyware used against US State Department
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Reuters reports that at least nine US State Department officials had their smartphones hacked by Pegasus spyware, produced by the […]