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By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A New York Grand Jury empaneled by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted the former president, Donald John Trump. So report Ilya Marritz, Andrea Bernstein, Bill Chappell and Vanessa Romo at NPR. I gave all three of Trump’s names because that is usually how felons […]

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A newfangled school voucher scheme, "education success accounts," was too much even for the conservative Virginia House to swallow.

Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy

Any MAGA minister who fails to draw the comparison with Jesus should have his Venmo account suspended.

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The real congressional battle over Iraq happened in 2007, when Barack Obama and Joe Biden caved to George W. Bush.

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The One Nation party has taken time out from hassling overseas lobby groups for cash to speak out against April Fools Day. Claiming the day unfairly targeted their voters with elaborate scams and tricks. “How dare the inner city elite... Read More ›

Last month, the Djab Wurrung, Gunnai and Gunditjamara Senator Lidia Thorpe, cut ties with the Greens. In moving to the crossbench, she claimed it was her intention to represent the “black sovereign” movement in the Parliament – a movement that had strong grassroots in Australia, “full of staunch and committed warriors”. The black sovereign movement Continue reading »

Church sources accuse Israeli police of downplaying acts of violence towards them, and attribute Jews’ vandalism to a growing national legitimisation of discrimination. Vandalism and assaults targeting Christians and Christian institutions in Jerusalem have risen sharply since the beginning of the year, something leaders of churches in the city link to the tone of the Continue reading »

Portents of another financial crisis; do the Coalition realise they’re in deep trouble?; and why young people should be out on the streets in anger. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, podcasts, reports and other media on current economic and political issues. Macro economics – inflation, interest rates and incomes No Continue reading »