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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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art and photography
Painting of the Day:  “The Lovers” (Iran, 1630)

Painting of the Day: “The Lovers” (Iran, 1630)

Safavid Miniature by Riza-yi Abbasi of Isfahan

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
More civilian Airstrike Deaths under Trump than in 8 years of Obama

More civilian Airstrike Deaths under Trump than in 8 years of Obama

More civilian deaths under first 7 months of Trump than in entire Obama Administration

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Iraq
Alarmed Kurdistan forces Mobilized at Kirkuk as Iraqi troops said to Mass on Border

Alarmed Kurdistan forces Mobilized at Kirkuk as Iraqi troops said to Mass on Border

Kurds say Shiite militias heading for Kirkuk

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Donald Trump
Germany: Immediate Danger of Mideast War if Trump dumps Iran Deal

Germany: Immediate Danger of Mideast War if Trump dumps Iran Deal

Foreign Minister warns that Europe will take the Russian and Chinese side on the Iran issue against the USA

Juan Cole

Democracy
Could Kurdish Secession bid derail Iraq's Democracy?

Could Kurdish Secession bid derail Iraq’s Democracy?

Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – In Baghdad, the Kurdish referendum has dominated all other official proceedings. Lack of progress on electoral […]

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Donald Trump
As Trump disses Puerto Rico Again, 83% in dark, 36% Drinking Dirty Water

As Trump disses Puerto Rico Again, 83% in dark, 36% Drinking Dirty Water

The Watchers | – – According to latest figures, the death toll in Puerto Rico caused by the passage of Category 4 Hurricane "Maria" on […]

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Donald Trump
Baghdadified: The Militarization of US Cities and Police

Baghdadified: The Militarization of US Cities and Police

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “This… thing, [the War on Drugs] this ain’t police work… I mean, you call something a […]

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Donald Trump
Trump wants 10-fold increase in Atom Bombs but is after Iran, which has none

Trump wants 10-fold increase in Atom Bombs but is after Iran, which has none

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As far as I can figure, the US presently has about 6,800 nuclear warheads, though it […]

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Christians
Corporations Shouldn’t Get to Have ‘Religious’ Objections to Your Health Care

Corporations Shouldn’t Get to Have ‘Religious’ Objections to Your Health Care

First corporations were people, then they could donate anonymously to political campaigns, now they control your private parts

Juan Cole

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