Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a report dated October 11th, the United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights concluded that Israel […]
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Israeli infrastructure projects aid the de facto annexation of Palestinian land
( Middle East Monitor ) – If we were to listen only to the international community’s rhetoric about the impending Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory, […]
These are the plastic items that most kill whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds
By Lauren Roman, Britta Denise Hardesty,Chris Wilcox, and Qamar Schuyler | – How do we save whales and other marine animals from plastic in the […]
Hunger in America: Covid-19 and the Nightmare of Food Insecurity
( Tomdispatch.com ) – As autumn fades and winter looms, the dire predictions public-health experts made about Covid-19 have, unfortunately, proven all-too-accurate. On October 27th, […]
Iran’s Pres. Rouhani to Biden: We will Fulfill our Nuclear Obligations on Day One if you Return to 2015 Deal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was asked Tuesday in an interview with a state-owned news outlet under what conditions Iran would […]
The Golem always turns on its Creator: The Fable that Explains everything about Trump
Middlebury, Vt. (Special to Informed Comment) – Four years ago, before the 2016 election, I wrote in these pages about my search for the appropriate […]
Will Biden Wind down the Syria War or keep it Bubbling?
Incoming US administration won’t take leaps in Syria
How Climate Change made Venus Uninhabitable
By Richard Ernst | – We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet. Venus currently has a surface temperature of […]
Pandemic Failure, Vaccine Success Indict American Monopoly Capitalism
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The contrast between the unprecedented failure of the United States to deal successfully with the coronavirus pandemic, and the success […]
A Tsunami of Evictions: Pandemic Housing Markets are about to be hammered, even Middle Class is Endangered
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Twelve million unemployed people are set to lose all their benefits at the end of December. And […]