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Article: Tomgram: Juan Cole, Greenwashing the Planet - A recent opinion poll rocked the world of the Big Oil lobbyists in their proverbial thousand-dollar suits and alligator shoes. The Pew Research Center found that 37% of Americans now feel that fighting the climate crisis should be the number one priority of President Joe Biden and Congress, and another 34% put it among their highest priorities, even if they didnt rank it first[...]

Tiffin, Oh. (Special to Informed Comment) - An iconic song back in the 1960s addressed the causes of war, and …

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - On Saturday, Muhammad al-Bakhiti, a member of the Politburo of the the Helpers of God …

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - General David Petraeus, as he prepared to help lead an invasion of Iraq, famously asked …

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - In Albert Camus novel The Plague, a character at one point asks, “But what does …

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - On Tuesday, President Joe Biden de facto accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza. He …

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - Pogrom. This Russian term denotes a violent riot incited with the aim of …

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) does not care about antisemitism. In the notorious congressional hearing in …

Washington, D.C. (Special to Informed Comment) - In the midst of the post-October 7 war in Gaza, President Biden summarized …

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - A recent conversation in Israel was reported by The Forward: "We are surrounded …