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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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After CO2-fueled Disasters, Why won't the U. of Michigan go Green?

After CO2-fueled Disasters, Why won’t the U. of Michigan go Green?

Jonathan Morris | ( The Michigan Daily) | – – This month, two remarkable events occurred that passed mostly under the radar here on campus. […]

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Donald Trump
Trump's Dreams of Nukes and our Long National Nightmare

Trump’s Dreams of Nukes and our Long National Nightmare

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) | Preventing a nuclear war between the United States and North Korea may be the most pressing challenge facing the world right […]

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Solar: Elon Musk already got a San Juan Hospital running &  more to Come

Solar: Elon Musk already got a San Juan Hospital running & more to Come

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As Techdirt reported, Elon Musk has already put up a solar power generating facility at the […]

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Opioid Superstorm: A Growing wealth Gap & deserted Neighborhoods

Opioid Superstorm: A Growing wealth Gap & deserted Neighborhoods

My experiences in Dayton tell me that Lack of public policy drives stagnant wages, abandoned homes and addiction

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Iran
Fundamentalism overrules Science in Iran (See, they’re just like us)

Fundamentalism overrules Science in Iran (See, they’re just like us)

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Getting a minister approved in Iran is not a perfect science; finding the right formula for […]

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Arab Spring
Women as a force for Democracy in Repressive Egypt

Women as a force for Democracy in Repressive Egypt

Anwar Mhajne and Crystal M Whetstone | The Conversation | – – Democracies in sub-Saharan and North Africa have regressed in recent years. Ethnic and […]

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Corruption
Scrutiny as $300 mn Puerto Rico bid goes to Trump-linked Firm w/ 2 Employees

Scrutiny as $300 mn Puerto Rico bid goes to Trump-linked Firm w/ 2 Employees

By Julia Conley, staff writer. | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Tiny company financed by a major donor to the Trump campaign and the Republican […]

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Top 7 ways Saudi could learn from Qatar about Moderate Islam

Top 7 ways Saudi could learn from Qatar about Moderate Islam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman has announced that he wants to take his kingdom toward […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Will Trump's Iran moves Backfire, Enabling Hard Liners?

Will Trump’s Iran moves Backfire, Enabling Hard Liners?

By Reese Erlich | ( 48hills.org )- – In Washington DC, Trump’s moves against the Iran nuclear agreement are seen as getting tough on a […]

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