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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Displaced and Refugees
UN Slams Saudi Arabia for Human Rights Atrocities in Yemen

UN Slams Saudi Arabia for Human Rights Atrocities in Yemen

TeleSur | – – Widespread destruction from the U.S-backed Saudi airstrikes has displaced over a million people in the region. A U.N. report on human […]

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Africa
What Africa taught the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What Africa taught the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In 1957 Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta went to Ghana in connection with its […]

Juan Cole

Economy
The Rise and Fall of America’s Middle Class

The Rise and Fall of America’s Middle Class

By Jim Hightower | (Otherwords.org) | – – The middle class was built by movements — and can be rebuilt by movements. Ever since 1776, […]

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Authoritarianism
Saudi Prince Alwaleed in talks with gov't over demand he surrender Billions

Saudi Prince Alwaleed in talks with gov’t over demand he surrender Billions

Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Prosecutors Throw Book at Palestinian Child Protestor

Israeli Prosecutors Throw Book at Palestinian Child Protestor

Military Court to Decide if Ahed Tamimi to Be Released on Bail

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Arab Spring
The Tunisian revolution seven years on

The Tunisian revolution seven years on

By Lakhdar Ghettas | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – Seven years after the Tunisian revolution one can dissect four main conflict issues in Tunisia today. A […]

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Donald Trump
Impeachable Offense?  Trump golfs while Hawaiians endure Nuclear Panic

Impeachable Offense? Trump golfs while Hawaiians endure Nuclear Panic

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A false alert was sent out by the state of Hawaii on Saturday to residents’ cell […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trumpist UK Thugs waving US Flags try to Apprehend London's Muslim Mayor

Trumpist UK Thugs waving US Flags try to Apprehend London’s Muslim Mayor

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – London Mayor Sadiq Khan was about to begin a speech on gender equality to the leftist […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Trump allegedly Paid $130,000 to Porn Star for Her Silence

Trump allegedly Paid $130,000 to Porn Star for Her Silence

TeleSur | – – The deal was brokered by President Trump’s lawyer with the adult-film actress a month before the 2016 presidential elections. U.S. President […]

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