Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We now know that Michael Cohen lied to Congress about the timeline of Trump’s negotiations with Russia for a skyscraper in Moscow, telling them that the bid for a Trump Tower hotel in Moscow ended in January, 2016. It did not, but rather continued to be a live possibility into […]
Archives for November 2018
America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right
Anti-Semitic violence is never solely the product of a single deluded mind, as the United States’ dark history of organized prejudice reveals
1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Shot by Israeli Snipers at Risk of Fatal Infection
thousands of patients will be left to deal with terrible injuries
The DNA Industry and the Disappearing Indian: DNA, Race, and Native Rights
Native rights rest on an acceptance that race and identity are, in fact, the products of history.
The Last Generation: 2018 and 3 Previous Years are 4 Hottest on Record
“we are the first generation to fully understand climate change and the last generation to be able to do something about it”
Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudis on Yemen, Advances Withdrawal Bill
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Senate slapped the Trump administration around on Wednesday, voting 63-37 to bring to the floor a proposal to end US involvement in the Saudi-led war on Yemen. I should declare my own interest by saying that I was one of 50-some Middle East experts and policy-makers who signed a […]
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior
The Obama administration would have consistently condemned Saudi actions
Once a Celebrity, Saudi Crown Prince gets Cold Shoulder Abroad
“I suspect his appearances will be carefully staged to avoid embarrassment.”
NSC Advisor Bolton won’t listen to Tape of Khashoggi Murder b/c Doesn’t Know Arabic
Bolton’s reluctance to hear the recording mirrored President Donald Trump’s position that there is no need for him to listen.
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