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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

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Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

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Brazil: Huge Solar Plant to help get to 45% Renewables by 2030

Brazil: Huge Solar Plant to help get to 45% Renewables by 2030

AFP News Agency | (Video News Clip) | – – “Brazil has lagged far behind in the shift to solar power, but the biggest facility […]

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Breitbart Goes to Bat for Roy Moore Amid Sex Scandal w/ Teenage Girl

Breitbart Goes to Bat for Roy Moore Amid Sex Scandal w/ Teenage Girl

Far Right cares more about power than morality

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Can we turn military spending into a budget for the people?

Can we turn military spending into a budget for the people?

The People’s Budget would add 2.4 million jobs and increase GDP by 2 percent

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Top 5 reasons Roy Moore could still Win, despite Sex Scandals

Top 5 reasons Roy Moore could still Win, despite Sex Scandals

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for senate in Alabama, was rocked by scandal this week, as […]

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Saudi Arabia pulls Citizens from Lebanon as Beirut charges Hariri Jailed

Saudi Arabia pulls Citizens from Lebanon as Beirut charges Hariri Jailed

Middle East Monitor | – – 1. Saudi bans Citizens from traveling to Lebanon: Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens against traveling to Lebanon and […]

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Will Asia emerge as world Leader, propelled by Green Energy Policies?

Will Asia emerge as world Leader, propelled by Green Energy Policies?

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – China and South Korea could be game changers on climate — and create a […]

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Children
Iraq & End of Women's Rights: Girls Marriage age of 9?

Iraq & End of Women’s Rights: Girls Marriage age of 9?

Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – Proposed changes to Iraq’s personal status law caused protests because they drop the legal age of […]

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Denialism
Under Trump, Arctic Refuge to be Ravaged by Oil Drills

Under Trump, Arctic Refuge to be Ravaged by Oil Drills

By Subhankar Banerjee | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – What happens in the Arctic doesn’t just stay up north.  It affects the world, as that […]

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Syria: If ISIL is dire threat, why isn't its Defeat bigger News?

Syria: If ISIL is dire threat, why isn’t its Defeat bigger News?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian regime announced Wednesday that its army, supported by the Lebanese Shiite militia, Hizbullah and […]

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