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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Morocco
Why do Protests Keep Happening in North Africa? It's "al-Hogra"

Why do Protests Keep Happening in North Africa? It’s “al-Hogra”

It is used as a vehicle for social mobilization around overlapping rights such as the right to work, to education, to health, to housing

Hsain Ilahiane

Climate Change
We’re on Course to Miss our “Best Chance” of Stopping Runaway Climate Change by 2020

We’re on Course to Miss our “Best Chance” of Stopping Runaway Climate Change by 2020

An analysis by the World Resources Institute showed that current efforts to limit temperature increases are falling well short.

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Snipers Killed 180, Injured 23,000 Gaza Protesters with Live Fire since March

Israeli Snipers Killed 180, Injured 23,000 Gaza Protesters with Live Fire since March

23,000 Palestinians were injured in 2018 during the March of Return protests including 5183 minor boys, 464 girls and 1437 women

Maan News Agency

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

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

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 […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam

World’s 26 Richest Own Same as Poorest Half of Humanity: Oxfam

Piecemeal private services punish poor people and privilege elites

AFP

Syria
US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy

US has “No Plan” as Syria Pullout Proceeds: Ex-Envoy

“It is increasing the risk to our people on the ground in Syria and will open up space for ISIS.”

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israel demolished 10% more Palestinian Structures in 2018: OCHA

Israel demolished 10% more Palestinian Structures in 2018: OCHA

In December, 39 structures were demolished or seized by the Israeli authorities displacing 56 people and affecting over 270 others.”

Maan News Agency

Israel/ Palestine
Roseanne Barr calls Natalie Portman ‘Repulsive’ over Israeli Prize Refusal

Roseanne Barr calls Natalie Portman ‘Repulsive’ over Israeli Prize Refusal

Portman has always been careful to note that her criticism is of the PM’s policies, not Israel itself.

Middle East Monitor

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

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

Juan Cole

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