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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty
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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

08/20/2025 By The Conversation

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

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BDS Occupied Territories
ACLU: US Congress ban on Boycotting Israel is Unconstitutional

ACLU: US Congress ban on Boycotting Israel is Unconstitutional

TeleSur | – – The bipartisan bill was rewritten after criticism by civil rights advocates but it remains challenged by the ACLU. The legal advocacy […]

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Environmentalism
Top 4 myths about Electric Cars & why they should not Discourage You

Top 4 myths about Electric Cars & why they should not Discourage You

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – China produced 680,000 electric vehicles last year, as much as the rest of the world combined. […]

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Islam
What is Missing in our Sunni-Shi’a Conflict Narrative?

What is Missing in our Sunni-Shi’a Conflict Narrative?

Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The Sunni-Shi’a schism provides for different narrative and prescriptions for arriving at the ‘utopian Islamic society’ […]

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Guns
Our High Schoolers as Assault Weapon Guinea Pigs

Our High Schoolers as Assault Weapon Guinea Pigs

By Belle Chesler | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “It was no surprise to anyone who knew him to hear that he was the shooter.” […]

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Health
5 things we Know about People who live Longest, and their Communities

5 things we Know about People who live Longest, and their Communities

By Megan Wildhood | ( Yes! Magazine | – – How communities are using longevity research to ensure everyone has a long, healthy life. The […]

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Climate Change
How Maine climate activists found their power potential by moving past one-off protests

How Maine climate activists found their power potential by moving past one-off protests

By George Lakey | ( Waging Nonviolence | – – Rob Levin, a Quaker attorney in Portland, Maine, has been concerned about the growing climate […]

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Syria
Syria’s war at home is giving way to dangerous proxy conflicts

Syria’s war at home is giving way to dangerous proxy conflicts

By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | – – As Syrian government forces crush the country’s largest remaining rebel strongholds and with Bashar al-Assad apparently […]

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Donald Trump
Tower of Jello: The Struggle of Russia and UAE over Tillerson's helming of State Department

Tower of Jello: The Struggle of Russia and UAE over Tillerson’s helming of State Department

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The New Yorker reports that there was a further Steele memo, prepared by the same ex-MI6 […]

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Donald Trump
Ignoring White Supremacists, Trump Smears Immigrants as Terrorists

Ignoring White Supremacists, Trump Smears Immigrants as Terrorists

By Arnold R. Isaacs | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – When you see an immigrant or a foreign visitor, especially from a Muslim country, should […]

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