Israel kills journalist Hossam Shabat, known for his reports from North Gaza

March 25, 2025
Sharon Zhang
“I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza,” he said. “Keep telling our stories — until Palestine is free.” 

Trump Will Fail

March 25, 2025
Joshua Sperber
Some 2400 years ago, Aristotle observed in The Politics:

And the rule of the law, it is argued, is preferable to that of any individual. On the same principle, even if it be better for certain individuals to govern, they should be made only guardians and ministers of the law.… Therefore he who bids the law rule may be deemed to bid God and Reason alone rule, but he who bids man rule adds an element of the beast; for desire is a wild beast, and passion perverts the minds of rulers, even when they are the best of men. The law is reason unaffected by desire.

Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest Sparks Türkiye’s Largest Protests in over a Decade

March 25, 2025
Volkan Isbasaran
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment) – Major protests over the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival, have entered their sixth day. Demonstrations have erupted in at least 55 out of Türkiye’s 81 provinces, according to AFP, which marks one of the most widespread waves of anti-government protests in recent years.