In the last few months Senator Elizabeth Warren has gained ground in public opinion polls tracking the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. In some states, she’s ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders and pulling close to former Vice President Joe Biden. In domestic politics, Warren makes a populist appeal to working people with calls […]
Archives for July 2019
Scotland Renewables making enough Electricity to power Two Scotlands and other Wind Power Successes
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As The Independent put it in its headline, for the first six months of this year, Scotland generated enough electricity with wind turbines to power two Scotlands (with regard to household energy requirements). Of course, households are not the only consumers of electricity– industry and retail are big in that […]
Without Political Boycotts, the Civil Rights Movement Might have failed: Congress is gutting Constitution to Protect Israeli War Crimes
Ann Arbor (informed Comment) – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed by a 398-17 margin a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. In so doing, they weakened the US First Amendment of the Constitution, which forbids Congress to censor political speech. Americans don’t need the House’s permission to express their […]
What the Child Detentions at the Border Really Tell Us about Trumpism
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Lately, I’ve been thinking about the Grimm’s fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. Terrified by cruel conditions at home, the brother and sister flee, winding their way, hungry and scared, through unknown woods. There, they encounter an old woman who lures them in with promises of safety. Instead, she locks one of […]
Trump’s Calls to “Send Them Back” are Mainstream in Israel
The affinity between Trump and Netanyahu is more than personal. It’s rooted in a shared fantasy of a perfectly homogeneous society.
How Facebook’s Algorithm Hides Good Journalism and allowed Russian Election Meddling
By Jennifer Grygiel | – Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform – from funny memes to comments from friends. The company regularly updates this algorithm, which can dramatically change what information people consume. How do you feel about Facebook? fyv6561/Shutterstock.com As the 2020 election approaches, there is much public concern […]
Caught between Iran, the Sunnis and the US, is Iraq a State without a Nation?
By Tareq A. Ramadan | – (Informed Comment) – The fall of Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist dictatorship in March of 2003 was a cataclysmic political event for the Iraqi state. Sixteen years later, the fallout continues to shape and re-shape its political, religious, social, cultural, judicial, and economic life. Over the years, and as a result […]
Israeli Snipers and other Forces have killed 16 Palestinian children since start of 2019
Israeli occupation forces have killed 16 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip since the start of 2019, Defence for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) said yesterday. In a report, the rights group said 12 children were killed in Gaza and four in the occupied West Bank. It accused the Israeli occupation forces […]
Iran Crushing Rights just when it Needs understanding in the West: Must Release Prominent Anthropologist
Detention of French-Iranian Anthropologist Confirms Worrying Trend
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