Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amid ongoing katyusha attacks by Shiite militias on the Green Zone, the site of the US Embassy in Iraq, Secretary […]
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Six Years later, remembering how Socialist Kurds and the US Air Force defeated the ISIS Siege of Kobani
By Brian Glyn Williams and Robert Troy Souza | – Dartmouth, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – Six years ago, in October, 2014, the brutal […]
Why Trump/DeSantis Herd Immunity (‘Let’s Kill Grandma’) Strategy won’t Work: Only about 9% of Americans have Covid-19 Antibodies
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Taking his cue from Trump, Florida governor and grandma-killer Ron DeSantis announced on Friday the complete reopening of Florida, unleashing […]
With Barrett on the Court, if Trump is Reelected and goes Full Mussolini, Can he be Stopped?
Williamsport, PA (Special to Informed Comment) – “A republic, if you can keep it,” Ben Franklin famously described the new Constitution in 1787. Well, can […]
What is Amy Coney Barrett’s charismatic Catholicism?
By Mathew Schmalz | – Amy Coney Barrett reportedly will be Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Questions […]
Has Trump done Irreparable Damage to US Partnerships Abroad?
Donald Trump used to care what the world outside America thought of him. ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Before he ran for president, he […]
Montesquieu in Najd: Saudi Arabia, World’s Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A group of expatriate Saudi intellectuals announced this week the formation of the National Assembly Party, which they intend as […]
Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020
(Clean Energy Wire ) – Renewables covered about 48 percent of German power consumption in the first three quarters of 2020, preliminary data from energy […]
Qatar: Significant Reforms for Gulf Labor give Workers new Freedoms
( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The success of the significant labor reform measures that Qatar introduced on September 8, 2020, will depend […]
We Predict: Electric Cars will be Cheaper than Gasoline Cars by 2025
By Venkat Viswanathan, Alexander Bills and Shashank Sripad | – Electric vehicle sales have grown exponentially in recent years, accompanied by dropping prices. However, adoption […]
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