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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

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Turkish Gov’t Railroading Amnesty Int’l Workers  in Kafkaesque Trial

Turkish Gov’t Railroading Amnesty Int’l Workers in Kafkaesque Trial

By Benjamin Ward | (Human Rights Watch) | – – Jailed Human Rights Defenders Could Face up to 15 Years in Prison If it were […]

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Can Coffee survive Climate Change?

Can Coffee survive Climate Change?

Sylvain Charlebois | (The Conversation) | – – Fall is always a good time to create new habits, and coffee chains know it. These days, […]

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As Trump seeks Defense Budget Increase, Pentagon Pork fattens Private Contractors to do Nothing

As Trump seeks Defense Budget Increase, Pentagon Pork fattens Private Contractors to do Nothing

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Here’s a question for you: How do you spell boondoggle? The answer (in case you […]

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Trump and the Faustian Bargain of Corker and the GOP

Trump and the Faustian Bargain of Corker and the GOP

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Republican Establishment doesn’t want much in life, just for the wealthy to have ever lower […]

Juan Cole

Campaign Finance
Gerrymandering is about Race even when it seems just "Partisan"

Gerrymandering is about Race even when it seems just “Partisan”

By Olga Pierce and Kate Rabinowitz | ( ProPublica) | – – The Wisconsin case before the Supreme Court claims to be about partisanship. But […]

Juan Cole

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Despite Trump, IAEA Confirms Iran's Compliance with Nuclear Deal

Despite Trump, IAEA Confirms Iran’s Compliance with Nuclear Deal

TeleSur | – – Despite accusations by the Trump administration against Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal, the U.N. nuclear agency chief denied these claims. […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Yemen: Is Saudi Coalition deliberately Blocking Aid and Fuel to Civilians?

Yemen: Is Saudi Coalition deliberately Blocking Aid and Fuel to Civilians?

Human Rights Watch | – – Houthi-Saleh Obstruction also Heightens Crisis (Beirut) – The Saudi-led coalition’s restrictions on imports to Yemen have worsened the dire […]

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Donald Trump
Former US Allies peeling off under Trump: Turkey halts US Visas

Former US Allies peeling off under Trump: Turkey halts US Visas

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US and Turkey have ceased processing non-immigrant visas for one another’s citizens. That’s right. If […]

Juan Cole

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VP Pence pulls NFL Political Stunt at Taxpayer Expense

VP Pence pulls NFL Political Stunt at Taxpayer Expense

Member of White Supremacist Administration leaves during protest against White Supremacism

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