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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .
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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There are mornings when we are unable to bear to listen to the news taking place in […]

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

05/19/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Detained!  Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

Detained! Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

05/19/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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Pence at Olympics: "America First" is making the US the Skunk at the Party

Pence at Olympics: “America First” is making the US the Skunk at the Party

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – The Seoul Olympics should be a joyous event, a celebration of athletic skills and international cooperation. […]

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Bill of Rights
A Crisis of Democracy: Trump's block of Dem Response to Nunes

A Crisis of Democracy: Trump’s block of Dem Response to Nunes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s refusal to release the response of the Democratic minority on the House Intelligence Committee to […]

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Kurds
Turkish Helicopter Downed by Syrian People's Protection Units

Turkish Helicopter Downed by Syrian People’s Protection Units

TeleSur | – – The Turkish military launched an offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin region over three weeks ago. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has reported the […]

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Climate Change
Cheap German Green Energy, Decarbonization Laws, Pressuring Dirty Polish Coal

Cheap German Green Energy, Decarbonization Laws, Pressuring Dirty Polish Coal

By Bartłomiej Derski | Euractiv.com / WysokieNapiecie.pl | translated by Alexandra Brzozowski | – – Since 1990, the production of “green” electricity in Germany has […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Severe Humanitarian Crisis in Occupied Palestine looms with Trump Cuts

Severe Humanitarian Crisis in Occupied Palestine looms with Trump Cuts

IMEMC | – – AIDA, an International non-governmental organization (INGO) coordination body consisting of more than 70 of such organizations working in the occupied Palestinian […]

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Russia-aided Syria shoots down Israeli F-16 after downing of Iranian Drone

Russia-aided Syria shoots down Israeli F-16 after downing of Iranian Drone

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian anti-aircraft batteries scored a rare shoot-down of an Israeli F-16 late Saturday morning local time. […]

Juan Cole

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Another Reason for Renewables: Growing Israel-Lebanon Conflict over Gas

Another Reason for Renewables: Growing Israel-Lebanon Conflict over Gas

Middle East Monitor | – – Lebanon will fully use energy block disputed by Israel – minister Israel claims gas field put out to tender […]

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Kurds
Turkish Jets again Strike Syria, hitting US-Allied Kurdish YPG Targets

Turkish Jets again Strike Syria, hitting US-Allied Kurdish YPG Targets

TeleSur | – – Turkey views the growing Kurdish power along its border as a national security threat. Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish YPG militia targets […]

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African-Americans
The hidden superpower of 'Black Panther': Scientist role models

The hidden superpower of ‘Black Panther’: Scientist role models

At a time of a war on science, scientific role models are more important than ever #blackpanther #marvel

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