Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a further crime against humanity, Israeli authorities are now attempting to complete the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza, where […]
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Suez canal: what the ‘ditch’ meant to the British empire in the 19th century
By Jonathan Parry | – The week-long blockage of the Suez canal by the Ever Given container ship has reminded us that the canal, though […]
Stumbling into War? Could the U.S. and China Face an Unintended Blowup in the Western Pacific in the Biden Years?
( Tomdispatch.com) – The leaders of China and the United States certainly don’t seek a war with each another. Both the Biden administration and the […]
Egypt’s Sisi threatens ‘Instability that no one Can Imagine”: Will the Next Mideast War be over Water?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The closure of the Suez Canal for a week by the Ultra Large Container Ship, the Ever Given, signaled the […]
Israel’s Latest Election produces no Clear Winner, except the far Right and the Occupation
( Middle East Monitor ) – A “major setback” was the recurring theme in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s General Election […]
The US lost the Afghanistan War and is finally Leaving, but can Biden win the Peace?
( Foreign Policy in Focus) – In October 1944, with the end of World War II in sight, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin passed a […]
Biden’s Commitment to powering 20 mn Homes with Offshore Wind is a US Energy Revolution
By Erin Baker and Matthew Lackner | – The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind turbines operating off Rhode Island […]
US Church Membership falls under 50%; Are Republicans, anti-Gay Evangelicals driving Youth away?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Since about 2000, Americans have begun abandoning religion in droves, especially but not only the younger generations (Millennials and younger). […]
Israeli election: Fundamentalist Mansour Abbas emerges as possible first Muslim kingmaker in nation’s history
By John Strawson | – For Israel, this has been the “no change, all change” election. No change in that the result appears inconclusive – […]
Jewish Nat’l Fund Lawsuit against Palestinian Rights Advocacy in US Slapped down by Federal Judge on First Amendment Grounds
U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Rights Nonprofit Contact: press@ccrjustice.org Lawsuit “Not Persuasive,” Judge Rules ( Center for Constitutional […]