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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Inequality
How Corporate Monopolies and High Prices are Making you Poor and Rich Richer

How Corporate Monopolies and High Prices are Making you Poor and Rich Richer

The more industries monopolize, the wider the gap between our richest and everyone else.

Sam Pizzigati

Iran
What is Behind Iran's Anti-Corruption Protest Drive?

What is Behind Iran’s Anti-Corruption Protest Drive?

The Iranian people have found a way to expose poor governance such that the government itself cannot deny it.

Mina Yousefi

Kurds
How will Trump's Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

How will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

Territorial control is as the heart of Turkish-Kurdish negotiations

The Conversation

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Trump's Remark that Iranians 'Can do what they want' in Syria Mocked in Mideast

Trump’s Remark that Iranians ‘Can do what they want’ in Syria Mocked in Mideast

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Christian-owned Lebanese daily al-Nahar (The Day) mocked Trump’s remark this week that Iran can do whatever it wants in […]

Juan Cole

astronomy and outer space
A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

The probe, Chang’e 4, is symbolic of the growth of the Chinese space program and the capabilities it has amassed

The Conversation

Muslim-Americans
New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom

New Rep. Ilhan Omar vows to make the US live up to Religious Freedom

“We are going to make this country one that lives up to its ideals of inclusion, of religious liberty.”

Middle East Monitor

Islamophobia
The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism: Islamophobia and Bill Maher

The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism: Islamophobia and Bill Maher

By Evelyn Alsultany | – ( Mizan) – On the October 3, 2014 episode of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the […]

Evelyn Alsultany

Mass Extinction
Mysterious Mass die-off of Insects threatens Pollination, Food Supply

Mysterious Mass die-off of Insects threatens Pollination, Food Supply

Most pollinators are insects (e.g., bees, flies, butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles, and thrips), and bees are the most important

Nature

Democratic Party
The First Muslim-American Women in Congress may get to Impeach Trump

The First Muslim-American Women in Congress may get to Impeach Trump

And one of them is loudly calling for him to be removed from office.

Juan Cole

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