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Trump's anti-Iran Warsaw Conference Collapsing, as Russia says Iran should have been Invited

Trump’s anti-Iran Warsaw Conference Collapsing, as Russia says Iran should have been Invited

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A couple of weeks ago, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a conference on security in the Middle East for February 13-14. Although the theme seemed general, the conclave was clearly intended by Pompeo, Saudi Arabia, and Israel to direct hate against Iran. Poland issued 70 invitations to the countries […]

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Copenhagen to be 1st Carbon Neutral City by 2025 and other Wind Energy Good News Stories

Copenhagen to be 1st Carbon Neutral City by 2025 and other Wind Energy Good News Stories

Juan Cole

Some ten percent of greater Copenhagen’s households will be powered by wind turbines set up on 9 artificial islands off its coast

Qur'an
The West Has Islam Dangerously Wrong

The West Has Islam Dangerously Wrong

Juan Cole

Western accounts have discounted this emphasis that the Qur’an clearly has on peace-building, peace-making, striving against violent conflict.

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Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Why Martin Luther King, Jr., would Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Juan Cole

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29, has become a lightning rod. She was recruited to run against a corporate Democrat by activists of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has become a significant caucus within the Democratic Party. Her advocacy of a higher marginal tax rate (no, she […]

Donald Trump
The Stupidity of Evil: Teens Shouting 'Build that Wall' at Native American Vet

The Stupidity of Evil: Teens Shouting ‘Build that Wall’ at Native American Vet

Juan Cole

How stupid do you have to be to chant “build the wall” at a Native American whose people were here at least 13,000 years ago

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GOP Rep. Seeks to Block Tlaib Palestine Congressional Delegation

GOP Rep. Seeks to Block Tlaib Palestine Congressional Delegation

Juan Cole

Babin votes with Trump so often he might as well be Trump.

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Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov't Transport

Top 6 Things Wrong with Trump denying Pelosi Gov’t Transport

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s petty cancellation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip on military transport to Brussels and Afghanistan was clearly his revenge for her cancellation of his State of the Union message until he ends the shutdown of the government. Here are the top 5 things wrong with this step: […]

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No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don't Contradict Defeat of ISIL

No, US Troop Deaths in Syria don’t Contradict Defeat of ISIL

Juan Cole

And Stop Playing Politics with the Lives of Military Personnel

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Stateless Palestinians Seek Full State Membership at UN, Defying Trump & Netanyahu

Stateless Palestinians Seek Full State Membership at UN, Defying Trump & Netanyahu

Juan Cole

That the Palestinian leadership is going ahead with the application, moreover, shows the depths of their despair

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