Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the US no longer considers Israeli squatter settlements on Palestinian land to […]
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Outrage In Iran Over Hike In Gas Prices As Economic Woes Worsen
(RFE/RL) – Iranians are blasting their government for rationing gas and greatly increasing its price, with many concerned that the move will lead to inflation […]
Russian Troops Triumphantly take over US Bases in Syria, Show off Social Media Skills
By Milan Czerny | – (GlobalVoices.org ) – For Russian soldiers, posting from the battleground was strictly forbidden. Then all of a sudden, it wasn’t […]
America’s Arms Sales Addiction: The 50-Year History of U.S. Dominance of the Middle Eastern Arms Trade
(Tomdispatch.com) – It’s no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How do we know? Because he tells […]
Mired in a Trump-Fuelled Recession, 20 Iranian Cities erupt with Gasoline Price Protests
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Deutsche Welle reports that the tripling of the price of gasoline by the Iranian government very early Friday morning provoked […]
Is it Time for a Billionaire Ban?
By Negin Owliaei | – The wealthiest Americans dominate our airwaves. Let’s hear from someone else for a change. Bill Gates wants you to know […]
Trump’s Anti-Climate Agenda Bolsters his Ambitions for “Freedom Gas”
By John Foster | – (Monitor) – When Washington dubbed American gas exports “Freedom Gas” this year, it signalled a new salvo in U.S. competition […]
How Western media dehumanization of Palestinians allows Israel to get away with murder in Gaza
(Middle East Monitor ) – An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished […]
Top 4 Things Rep. Ilhan Omar was Right about, from Stephen Miller Racism to Trump Impeachment
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week The Southern Poverty Law Center reported from Hatewatch that Trump administration official Stephen Miller spent the period before […]
Climate Crisis will Beggar Us: Big Oil needs to Pay for the Damage it Caused
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin and Bill McKibben | – (Yes! Magazine) – Climate change disproportionately affects poor people and people of color. They should be […]