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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

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Saudi Arabia
Saudis to let women drive but Jail a dozen Women’s Rights Activists

Saudis to let women drive but Jail a dozen Women’s Rights Activists

The crackdown has cast a shadow on the kingdom’s much-publicised liberalisation drive

AFP

racism
Ethnic hostility is contagious: Czech-Slovak study

Ethnic hostility is contagious: Czech-Slovak study

The study pointed out a significant influence of peers in decision-making on doing harm to minority groups

AFP

Government surveillance
Israeli Gov't directly involved in Cyberbullying, Stalking of our US Students: MESA

Israeli Gov’t directly involved in Cyberbullying, Stalking of our US Students: MESA

A letter from MESA to Israeli Security Minister Gilad Erdan charges Israeli government harassment of American students

Judith E. Tucker

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Palestine takes Israel to Int'l Criminal Court at Hague over Gaza Massacre

Palestine takes Israel to Int’l Criminal Court at Hague over Gaza Massacre

A war crime pursued systematically, after a while, becomes a crime against humanity

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Will biggest victim of Trump Golden Shower Diplomacy be global Rule of Law?

Will biggest victim of Trump Golden Shower Diplomacy be global Rule of Law?

Trump has set a dark precedent for international diplomacy

Alfred W. McCoy

Iran
Why Pompeo’s Iran speech was So Outrageous

Why Pompeo’s Iran speech was So Outrageous

Mike Pompeo’s declaration of war on Iran makes the world less safe

Farhang Jahanpour

Constitution
In growing Constitutional Crisis, Trump attacks CIA, FBI over Investigations

In growing Constitutional Crisis, Trump attacks CIA, FBI over Investigations

President Donald Trump attacked the probe into possible collusion between his campaign and Russia as a “political hit job”

Paul Handley

Inequality
The New American Aristocrats: Growing Inequality threatens Democracy (Atlantic Video)

The New American Aristocrats: Growing Inequality threatens Democracy (Atlantic Video)

The Atlantic writer Matthew Stewart argues 9.9% of the population “takes wealth out of productive activities and invests it in walls.”

The Atlantic Youtube Channel

Israel/ Palestine
Five myths about Palestine’s youth activists – debunked

Five myths about Palestine’s youth activists – debunked

To suggest that young activists are passive pawns manipulated by the parties undercuts their agency and leadership

Julie M. Norman

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