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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

01/05/2026 By Dan Steinbock

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

01/05/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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As Trump commits Climate Suicide with Dirty Energy, China Leads world in Renewables, EVs

As Trump commits Climate Suicide with Dirty Energy, China Leads world in Renewables, EVs

China installed more wind turbines and solar panels than any other country, indeed more than the rest of the planet combined

Tom Engelhardt

Arab World
The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Saudi Air Force conducted a rare and pointed strike on the Yemeni port of Mukalla

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he “anticipates no further action” in Venezuela

The Conversation

Constitution
Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America

Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America

But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

The industry’s most effective tool is a global network of foundations, think tanks and lobbyists known as the Climate Change Counter Movement

The Conversation

Arab World
The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

Solar parks in the Gulf, wind farms along the North African coastline, and ambitious hydrogen strategies all signal modernisation

Middle East Monitor

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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)

The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)

Health inequalities cannot be eliminated without addressing the injustice that contribute to weathering – the physical toll

H. Patricia Hynes

Democratic Party
Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

Demanding that the wealthy and large corporations start paying their fair share of taxes is not radical. It is exactly the right thing to do

Common Dreams

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza:  Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

Gaza: Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

Medical staff attributed her death to extreme cold as a powerful winter storm continues to batter the Strip

International Middle East Media Center

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