US politics

By Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about more than 60 years ago is still alive and well. In fact, it’s consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when Ike raised the alarm about the […]

Civil Rights

Rep. Tlaib, reproductive rights Advocates call for U.S. Supreme Court Reform amid Ethics Scandals

Michigan Advance

By: Ken Coleman – ( Michigan Advance ) – During a Wednesday news conference in Detroit, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) joined reproductive rights advocates and called for major reforms to the judiciary amid growing concern about ethics issues involving the U.S. Supreme Court. Tlaib called for reforming the high court through law […]

Iraq

What the Iraq War can teach the US about avoiding a Quagmire in Ukraine – 3 key Lessons

The Conversation

By Patrick James, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | – Leaked Pentagon papers showed in early April 2023 that the U.S. is allegedly following the inner workings of Russia’s intelligence operations and is also spying on Ukraine, adding a new dimension to the United States’ involvement in the Ukraine war. While the […]

Conspiracy Theories

DeSantis ramping up his campaign against Disney, accusing it of “Sexualizing Children,” closeness to “Chinese Communism”

Florida Phoenix

By Michael Moline – ( Florida Phoenix) – The legal fight between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co. broadened Monday when a board hand-picked by the governor voted to countersue the company over its development plans. The move came less than a week after Disney filed a First-Amendment lawsuit accusing the […]

Featured

Yes, Mr. DeSantis, there is a Palestinian People that has exercised Power in Historical Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What does it mean to say that there “has never been a Palestinian state” in the Holy Land? This is one of the allegations Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made on his trip to Israel, where he fell all over himself taking far right wing colonialist stances. DeSantis actually did a […]

Anti-intellectualism

“A war on higher education in our state” NC faculty group pens open letter opposing slate of higher ed-related bills

NC Newsline

By: Joe Killian – ( NC Newsline ) – The North Carolina chapter of the American Association of University Professors released an open letter Wednesday opposing a slate of higher education-related bills the group says will threaten academic freedom, diversity efforts and non-partisan university governance. Taken together, the letter says, the proposed changes “effectively […]

Corruption

Is it Time for Supreme Court Term Limits?

OtherWords

By Sonali Kolhatkar ( Otherwords) – A pair of new investigative reports about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are a testament to the need for better guard rails against moneyed influence. The first bombshell story from ProPublica highlighted how a billionaire named Harlan Crow befriended Thomas after he became a Supreme Court justice and treated […]

Arab Americans

Art Exhibit in New York Celebrates Arab American Identities: Highlighting Creativity Subverts US narratives around Arab Identity

Middle East Monitor

Works by Zeinab Saab as part of A thought is a memory, curated by Noel Maghathe. Presented by CUE Art Foundation, 2023 [Photo by Filip Wolak] By Naima Morelli naimamorelli A collective show at CUE Art Foundation in New York reflects on the hybrid identities of Arab Americans. Called “A thought is a memory”, […]

military

The Toxic Legacy of U.S. Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Foreign Policy in Focus

By Monisha Rios ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Puerto Ricans had no say in the U.S. war of conquest with Spain over its colonial possessions or in the Treaty of Paris that dictated they were to become the property of a new empire. The United States acted according to a well-crafted strategic narrative […]