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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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Yemen Cholera cases heading to 1 Mn. amid Saudi-led War

Yemen Cholera cases heading to 1 Mn. amid Saudi-led War

History can Tell us about the Disease, but the Conflict is Responsible

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Buddhism
Rohingya Refugee Women Bring Stories of Unspeakable Violence

Rohingya Refugee Women Bring Stories of Unspeakable Violence

Buddhist persecution of Muslim Burmese Continues

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Denialism
As Trump & Pruitt unleash Climate Demons, Scientists dream of Atlantic Wind Farm

As Trump & Pruitt unleash Climate Demons, Scientists dream of Atlantic Wind Farm

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The debate over whether Donald Trump or Rex Tillerson has the higher IQ, provoked by a […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Detroit's Eminem raps against Trump, defends Muslims

Detroit’s Eminem raps against Trump, defends Muslims

Marshall “Eminem” Mathers | BETNetwork | (Music Video) | – – “Eminem is back! And he’s in classic bar-for-bar form blasting at Donald Trump from […]

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Afghanistan
How “ghost soldiers” could frustrate Trump’s plans for Afghanistan

How “ghost soldiers” could frustrate Trump’s plans for Afghanistan

The endemic problem of corruption may prove a stumbling block on the long road to stability

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Authoritarianism
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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Climate Change
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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Donald Trump
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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Donald Trump
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

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