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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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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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Corruption
Reminder: Mueller is investigating *Crimes*; Hence 1st Charges

Reminder: Mueller is investigating *Crimes*; Hence 1st Charges

TeleSur | – – According to reports, a federal grand jury has approved criminal charges in an investigation regarding alleged Russian interference in the 2016 […]

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Displaced and Refugees
'They shot my two daughters in front of me': Burma's Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss

‘They shot my two daughters in front of me’: Burma’s Rohingya tell heartbreaking stories of loss

By Ronan Lee | (The Conversation) | – – If there’s anything positive about the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, it’s that […]

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Donald Trump
U.S. Soldiers Died in Niger. What on Earth Are We Doing There?

U.S. Soldiers Died in Niger. What on Earth Are We Doing There?

By Peter Certo | ( Otherwords.org) | – – When our soldiers kill and die in wars we don’t know about and can’t end, we’re […]

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Scotland Wind Revolution: First Offshore floating Turbines power 20,000 Homes

Scotland Wind Revolution: First Offshore floating Turbines power 20,000 Homes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The BBC reports that five massive floating wind turbines off the coast of Aberdeenshire in Scotland […]

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Iraq
Iraq: How Youtube & Facebook Fake News Raised Kurdish-Shiite Tensions

Iraq: How Youtube & Facebook Fake News Raised Kurdish-Shiite Tensions

By Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | – – After clashes in northern Iraq this week, hundreds of fake pictures have flooded Iraqi social […]

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Feminism
Saudi women between online resistance and new physical realities

Saudi women between online resistance and new physical realities

Heyla Selim | ( GlobalVoices.net ) | – – What role did collective action, and social media play in Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift its […]

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Acidification of Oceans
It's up to You: Corporations won't save us from Global Heating

It’s up to You: Corporations won’t save us from Global Heating

Christopher Wright and Daniel Nyberg | (The Conversation) | – – While businesses have been principal agents in increasing greenhouse gas emissions, they are also […]

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Continued Conflict: Iraqi PM rejects Kurdish offer, insists Referendum be Annulled

Continued Conflict: Iraqi PM rejects Kurdish offer, insists Referendum be Annulled

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi was in Tehran on Thursday for consultations with the Iranian government […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
"Secret" JFK Assassination Files Reveal Bizarre Allegations

“Secret” JFK Assassination Files Reveal Bizarre Allegations

TeleSur | – – Nearly 3,000 documents previously kept secret are now in the process of being published online by the National Archive. As much […]

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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

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Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

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Israel/ Palestine

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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