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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest
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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest

Juan Cole

The currently dominant right wing coalition would fall from holding 61 seats in the 120-member Israeli parliament or Knesset to only 50.

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Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

12/21/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

“I don’t see Palestine as an isolated story”

“I don’t see Palestine as an isolated story”

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France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims

France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims

French authorities have charged 10 suspected far-right extremists in connection with an alleged plot to attack Muslims

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Children
Prison Camps for Children have a Horrific History: Do we Want to Join that Legacy?

Prison Camps for Children have a Horrific History: Do we Want to Join that Legacy?

Children and family have been central to the institution of the concentration camp from its beginnings 120 years ago

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The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?

The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?

Progressive grassroots groups are on the march, but is it too little too late?

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Turkey, Iraq and China defy Trump on new Iran Sanctions, Act to Hold Tehran Harmless

Turkey, Iraq and China defy Trump on new Iran Sanctions, Act to Hold Tehran Harmless

The Trump administration is unlikely to have the same success in getting other countries to boycott Iranian petroleum as did Obama

Juan Cole

Turkey
Turkey's re-elected Erdogan, a Hybrid of Putin and Trump, will  Change  Mideast

Turkey’s re-elected Erdogan, a Hybrid of Putin and Trump, will Change Mideast

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the incumbent president and main political actor in Turkish politics for the last 16 years, has won yet another election

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Climate Change
Netherlands Proposes going 100% Green by 2050

Netherlands Proposes going 100% Green by 2050

The Dutch legislation aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions to near zero

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Progressive Dems Are Celebrating Ocasio-Cortez v. Crowley Win; But where is the Legislation?

Progressive Dems Are Celebrating Ocasio-Cortez v. Crowley Win; But where is the Legislation?

Winning isn’t enough. The Left must prepare to govern

Juan Cole

Iran
Trump Admin. Tries to Strong-Arm World into Halting Iranian Oil Imports by Nov. 4

Trump Admin. Tries to Strong-Arm World into Halting Iranian Oil Imports by Nov. 4

The United States warned Tuesday that countries around the world must stop buying Iranian oil before November 4 or face renewed sanctions

AFP

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The Seventh Exclusion:  Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

The Seventh Exclusion: Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

US history is replete with racism as public policy

Juan Cole

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