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Juan Cole

Democracy
Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament

Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament

Juan Cole

Alarming rise of racist Right in German politics

Donald Trump
"Those People:" Trump plays to White nat'lism from N. Korea to NFL

“Those People:” Trump plays to White nat’lism from N. Korea to NFL

Juan Cole

President’s tweetstorm appeals to racial division

Arab Americans
New Customized Muslim Banned planned by Trump

New Customized Muslim Banned planned by Trump

Juan Cole

Xenophobic policy will harm US Economy

Featured
Failing dam in Puerto Rico, endangering 70,000, a reminder that Climate Denialism Kills

Failing dam in Puerto Rico, endangering 70,000, a reminder that Climate Denialism Kills

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Trump, notoriously, tweeted that climate change is a Chinese hoax. Some 70,000 US citizens in Puerto Rico living along the Guajataca River are in danger as a dam in the vicinity is failing. Built in the 1920s, the earthen dam faces a drainage problem in […]

Buddhism
As Muslims rally for the Rohingya, what About the Rest of Us?

As Muslims rally for the Rohingya, what About the Rest of Us?

Juan Cole

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – If only Muslims reach out to help the Rohingya, the international community will suffer another blow to its reputation. They were Muslims, and they were leaving the country in droves. Their homeland, a remote corner of a multiethnic country, had become a […]

Donald Trump
Iranian Leader: Trump is "Disturbed," speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster

Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster

Juan Cole

Iran president: if Trump reneges on nuclear deal, no one will ever trust the US again

Climate Change
Tweeting while the Planet Burns: Dystopia 2025

Tweeting while the Planet Burns: Dystopia 2025

Juan Cole

From Afghanistan to Houston, US policy gone awry

Donald Trump
The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to 'flash mob' a Trump Victory?

The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?

Juan Cole

Internet manipulation extended into real life rallies

Israel/ Palestine
Israel threatens Bedouin communities with Forced Relocation

Israel threatens Bedouin communities with Forced Relocation

Juan Cole

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces have notified residents of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar that they are at risk of imminent forcible transfer from their lands, weeks after Israeli Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman reportedly announced that plans were underway to expel Khan al-Ahmar’s residents within a few […]

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