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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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Donald Trump
How Trump's 2000 lies are Termites chomping at the Foundations of Democracy

How Trump’s 2000 lies are Termites chomping at the Foundations of Democracy

We are facing an incremental dismantling of our institutions

Karen J. Greenberg

Islamophobia
Islamophobia, Inc.: Sinister Billionaires and White Nationalists breed Hate (Documentary)

Islamophobia, Inc.: Sinister Billionaires and White Nationalists breed Hate (Documentary)

An investigation reveals the tactics various groups use to instigate a fear of Islam

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Donald Trump
When Trump calls Latinos "Animals," should we hear echoes of the SS's Undermen?

When Trump calls Latinos “Animals,” should we hear echoes of the SS’s Undermen?

It’s an ugly epithet with a dark history

Juan Cole

Iran
How Trump's Violation of nuclear deal will hurt Iran's dissenters and activists

How Trump’s Violation of nuclear deal will hurt Iran’s dissenters and activists

The US’s unilateral withdrawal is a boost to Iran’s image and will help its government keep much of its civil society in line

Omid Shams

Poverty
Seattle Approves Tax on Amazon, Starbucks and Big Firms to Tackle Homelessness

Seattle Approves Tax on Amazon, Starbucks and Big Firms to Tackle Homelessness

The council expects to collect about US$48 million a year, which would be used for pay for affordable housing programs and homeless services

TeleSur

Israel/ Palestine
Canada’s Trudeau calls for inquiry into Israeli Killings in Gaza

Canada’s Trudeau calls for inquiry into Israeli Killings in Gaza

Reported use of excessive force and live ammunition is inexcusable, Canadian PM says

AFP

Pentagon
Blowback Machine: How our forever Wars are opening the Gates of Hell

Blowback Machine: How our forever Wars are opening the Gates of Hell

The costs of America’s wars, still spreading in the Trump era, are incalculable

Tom Engelhardt

wind energy
Are you ready for America’s Coming Offshore Wind Revolution?

Are you ready for America’s Coming Offshore Wind Revolution?

Offshore Wind could provide 12% of German Electricity by 2030; right now, the US has 5 such Turbines, but that will soon change

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Turkey recalls Ambassador from “Apartheid State” Israel, Israelis expel Turkish Consul

Turkey recalls Ambassador from “Apartheid State” Israel, Israelis expel Turkish Consul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter by calling Israel an “apartheid state”

Stuart Williams

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