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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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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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Saudi Arabia
Trump dismisses as 'Feelings' CIA Finding that Saudi Crown Prince ordered Murder

Trump dismisses as ‘Feelings’ CIA Finding that Saudi Crown Prince ordered Murder

“No they didn’t conclude. They did not come to a conclusion.”

Middle East Monitor

UAE
British Universities Boycott United Arab Emirates over Student 'Spying' Life Sentence

British Universities Boycott United Arab Emirates over Student ‘Spying’ Life Sentence

Staff at Birmingham University have voted to boycott their campuses in the Emirates

Middle East Monitor

Environmentalism
Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card

Green New Deal? Bring It! But Don’t Forget Your Union Card

To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.

Lauren Burke

Pakistan
Pakistan: Baluch Separatists Storm “Oppressive’ Chinese Consulate in Karachi, kill 2 Policemen

Pakistan: Baluch Separatists Storm “Oppressive’ Chinese Consulate in Karachi, kill 2 Policemen

Karachi (Pakistan) (AFP) – Two policemen were killed on Friday when gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with […]

AFP

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CIA has Recording of Saudi Crown Prince planning Hit on Khashoggi: Turkish 'Hurriyet'

CIA has Recording of Saudi Crown Prince planning Hit on Khashoggi: Turkish ‘Hurriyet’

The two Saudi officials are heard in the CIA recording discussing the “discomfort” created by Khashoggi’s public criticism

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Democrats Need to Go Bold on Wages, Ed, or Why would their Big Win Matter?

Democrats Need to Go Bold on Wages, Ed, or Why would their Big Win Matter?

The party’s leaders have been far too cautious in the past. Newer ideas could spark real change in who owns and runs America.

Sam Pizzigati

UAE
United Arab Emirates Prince Targeted by Lawsuits over Yemen Atrocities

United Arab Emirates Prince Targeted by Lawsuits over Yemen Atrocities

Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen since the Saudi-led intervention began

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gov’t: Crown Prince a ‘Red Line’ in Khashoggi Murder Probe

Saudi Gov’t: Crown Prince a ‘Red Line’ in Khashoggi Murder Probe

Calls for the crown prince to be held accountable for the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi ‘would not be tolerated.’

AFP

Climate Change
On Thanksgiving, We must confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs

On Thanksgiving, We must confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs

Revised for 2018 By Juan Cole | — The popular story about Thanksgiving is an environmental parable that we would do well to remember today. […]

Juan Cole

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