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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide
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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This year 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the “American War.”  The […]

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“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

10/31/2025 By Juan Cole

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

10/31/2025 By Hugh J. Curran

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Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

By Elisenda Calvet Martínez, Universitat de Barcelona The Conversation – On September 16, 2025, the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the occupied Palestinian […]

The Conversation

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Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine

Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Kentucky regarding the suspension of Professor […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Climate Crisis
Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

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Israel
Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Forced Displacement is a War Crime; Homes Razed, Syrians Detained and Unlawfully Transferred to Israel Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 […]

Human Rights Watch

Authoritarianism
A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On July 17th, I joined a group of Vermonters for a Good Trouble Lives On action in a […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?

Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The E3 — France, Britain and Germany — successfully led a bid at the UN Security Council Friday to reimpose […]

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

Disney’s reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t an act of corporate consciousness — it was a strategic retreat forced by coordinated pressure. Joe Worthy ( […]

Waging Nonviolence

Israel/ Palestine
The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community

The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community

  By Ramona Wadi ( Middle East Monitor ) – As Israel continues with its genocide to empty Gaza of Palestinians, the Gaza Media Office […]

Ramona Wadi

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Israel’s Netanyahu addresses Empty UN Chamber with Genocidal Claims after Mass Walkout

Israel’s Netanyahu addresses Empty UN Chamber with Genocidal Claims after Mass Walkout

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even the tiniest detail is litigated in newspaper headlines when it comes to the Israeli government. Many news outlets reported […]

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