Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Since the beginning of Israel’s latest offensive against the Palestinian people in Gaza in October of last year, […]
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Israel joins ISIL, Taliban, Sudan on UN Blacklist of Violators of Children, Killing or Maiming 20,000 last Year
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations has added Israel to its blacklist of nations that commit harms against children. It joins Russia, DR […]
Gaza war: with both Sides playing Politics, don’t expect a Ceasefire any time Soon
By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – When the UN security council voted in favour of a resolution backing the latest […]
Losing our Cool: Climate Emergency’s Heat Waves Threaten America
( Tomdispatch.com ) – The odds are that the entire continental United States will swelter through a hotter-than-normal summer this year. And no surprise there. […]
UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel guilty of Crimes against Humanity, Hamas Guilty of War Crimes
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel issued a report on Wednesday in […]
Will the New, more Specific UN Ceasefire Resolution for Gaza Succeed?
By Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – The UN Security Council has passed yet another resolution calling for a ceasefire […]
This Time, from Climate to Palestine to Trump 2.0, we must listen to our wise Cassandras
( Tomdispatch.com) – A few days ago, my partner and I went in search of packing tape. Our sojourn on an idyllic (if tick-infested) Cape […]
As Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire, 3,000 Palestinian Children in S. Gaza in Danger of Starving before their Parents’ Eyes
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The children of Gaza do not care. They do not care about US Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s posturing on […]
As Oceans Heat up, American Coastal Economies find themselves in Hot Water
By Charles Colgan, Middlebury Institute of International Studies | – Ocean-related tourism and recreation supports more than 320,000 jobs and US$13.5 billion in goods and […]
The Lasting Legacy of Truth-Teller Daniel Ellsberg
By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On a warm evening almost a decade ago, I sat under the stars with Daniel Ellsberg while he […]