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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Israel’s Extremists Plan for the Day after the Genocide: “Gaza is Ours, Forever.”

Israel’s Extremists Plan for the Day after the Genocide: “Gaza is Ours, Forever.”

( Middle East Monitor ) – Under the slogan ‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’, a large number of Israeli extremists and right-wing politicians met in the […]

Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine’s Economy teeters on the Brink after a Year of War and unrelenting Destruction

Palestine’s Economy teeters on the Brink after a Year of War and unrelenting Destruction

By Dalia Alazzeh, University of the West of Scotland and Shahzad Uddin, University of Essex | – (The Conversation) – The Palestinian economy has been […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Echoes and Parallels from 1939 – Trump’s Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden

Echoes and Parallels from 1939 – Trump’s Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On February 20, 1939, the German-American Bund held a rally at Madison Square Garden (MSG) called a […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a Pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee Aid – and puts Millions of Lives at Risk

Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a Pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee Aid – and puts Millions of Lives at Risk

By Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine and Kelsey Norman, Rice University | – (The Conversation) – The Israeli parliament’s vote on Oct. 28, 2024, […]

The Conversation

Democracy
Pennsylvania’s Undecideds: The 2024 Election Will Likely Turn on the Democrats’ Ground Game

Pennsylvania’s Undecideds: The 2024 Election Will Likely Turn on the Democrats’ Ground Game

( Tomdispatch.com ) – If you’re like many of my friends, I know what you’re thinking: OMG, how is it even possible that half the […]

Bob Dreyfuss

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More Genocide:  Israel Bans UNRWA, Guaranteeing Further Spike in Maternal and Infant Deaths in Gaza

More Genocide: Israel Bans UNRWA, Guaranteeing Further Spike in Maternal and Infant Deaths in Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli parliament on Monday passed legislation declaring the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, authorized by the UN General […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Could Israel’s “General’s Plan” to Drive Palestinians from North Gaza bring back the Settlers?

Could Israel’s “General’s Plan” to Drive Palestinians from North Gaza bring back the Settlers?

By Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London | – (The Conversation) – Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of […]

The Conversation

Democracy
What’s at Stake in our Political Storm?

What’s at Stake in our Political Storm?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Images of homes that collapsed under mudslides or falling trees, waterlogged farms, and debris-filled roads drove home (yes, home!) to me […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Arab Americans
Palestinian-Americans Help Make the US Great: A Reply to Giuliani at the Trumpie Madison Square Garden Hatefest

Palestinian-Americans Help Make the US Great: A Reply to Giuliani at the Trumpie Madison Square Garden Hatefest

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Great Trump Three Hours of Hate at Madison Square Garden on Sunday included a fatally unfunny comedian calling Puerto […]

Juan Cole

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