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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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Syria’s Assad gives Kurds option of Negotiation or War, Demands US Leave

Syria’s Assad gives Kurds option of Negotiation or War, Demands US Leave

Damascus (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned US-backed Kurdish forces he would not hesitate to use force to retake the third of the […]

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Don't forget to Duck!  Advice to College Graduates in the Trump Apocalypse

Don’t forget to Duck! Advice to College Graduates in the Trump Apocalypse

For those entering the workforce in 2018, the future looks grim

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Schoolboy's Angst over School Shootings chokes up Sarah Sanders, who offers a "Commission" (Video)

Schoolboy’s Angst over School Shootings chokes up Sarah Sanders, who offers a “Commission” (Video)

The White House press secretary appeared to become emotional when answering a question about the danger facing children in schools

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Was the Roseanne Story really more Important than Puerto Rico's 5,740 Death Toll?

Was the Roseanne Story really more Important than Puerto Rico’s 5,740 Death Toll?

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals the scope of the calamity

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran gives French Oil Giant a Deadline for Choosing between its NatGas or Trump

Iran gives French Oil Giant a Deadline for Choosing between its NatGas or Trump

Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday gave French energy giant Total 60 days to win a sanctions waiver from Washington

AFP

Climate Change
If Earth Warms past Paris Limit, those Tropical Islands you Love are in Big Trouble

If Earth Warms past Paris Limit, those Tropical Islands you Love are in Big Trouble

It’s the world’s poorest people who will suffer the biggest disruptions to their local climate

Andrew King

Israel/ Palestine
Rumors of Shakira Israel Concert Cancellation called Incorrect

Rumors of Shakira Israel Concert Cancellation called Incorrect

The initial news was carried widely, including by the Jerusalem Post

Juan Cole

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Is Roseanne Barr what America has Become?

Is Roseanne Barr what America has Become?

In a better US, there would be as much discomfort with her Islamophobia as with her disdain for African-Americans.

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Banks in Palestinian West Bank Profit from Squatter Settlements (HRW)

Israeli Banks in Palestinian West Bank Profit from Squatter Settlements (HRW)

Bankrolling Abuse: Their Role Abets Land Seizures, Rights Abuses

Human Rights Watch

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