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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
Academic Freedom

California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Kurds
Lessons from a historic Act of Disarmament in Kurdistan

Lessons from a historic Act of Disarmament in Kurdistan

After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish independence movement. Matt Meyer […]

Waging Nonviolence

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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Juan Cole

Artificial Intelligence
Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Written byArzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org ) – On July 9, a court blocked access to some of the content shared by Grok, the artificial intelligence […]

Arzu Geybullayeva

Climate Crisis
Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Marina Joubert, Stellenbosch University (The Conservative) – Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, […]

The Conversation

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Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women

Pope Leo XIV Demands Gaza Ceasefire, as Israeli Tank Crew Shells Church, Kills 3 Women

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that an Israeli tank crew fired on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

Tunisia’s Slow Unraveling: From Arab Spring Beacon to Police State

by Dr Mustafa Fetouri ( Middle East Monitor ) – Just over a decade ago, Tunisia was the brightest light of the Arab Spring—the rare […]

Middle East Monitor

Nuclear arsenal
Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

Atomic Nightmare: Remember Los Alamos

By Eric Ross ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In recent months, nuclear weapons have reemerged in global headlines. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan approached the brink […]

Tomdispatch

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Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Begins Disarmament after 47 Years of Conflict with Türkiye

Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Begins Disarmament after 47 Years of Conflict with Türkiye

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Israel/ Palestine
A “Humanitarian City” of Ruins: The Final Displacement of Gaza

A “Humanitarian City” of Ruins: The Final Displacement of Gaza

By Dr Oroub El-Abed In the summer of 2025, as much of the world busies itself with debates over ceasefires and hostage deals, Israel has […]

Middle East Monitor

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Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

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Abbasid Empire

Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard

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