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Psychopathocracy 3.0
Donald Trump

Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Displaced and Refugees
Too Little, Too Late: Trump dedicates Golf Trophy to Puerto Rico as he readies to Fly there

Too Little, Too Late: Trump dedicates Golf Trophy to Puerto Rico as he readies to Fly there

Puerto Rico relief effort termed too slow and too small

Juan Cole

Austria
Austria Bans Burqa, Demands Muslim 'Integration' before Elections

Austria Bans Burqa, Demands Muslim ‘Integration’ before Elections

TeleSur | – – The move comes ahead of the Oct.15 elections that critics worry might favor anti-immigration parties. Austria has decided to ban the […]

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Buddhism
Rohingya Genocide: Why isn't the World Community Doing Something?

Rohingya Genocide: Why isn’t the World Community Doing Something?

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – The Rohingya of Myanmar are probably passing through the darkest time in their history, with the […]

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Donald Trump
Presidential Quote: "You have to Treat Women Like Sh*t"

Presidential Quote: “You have to Treat Women Like Sh*t”

Misogyny as national policy

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Displaced and Refugees
Trump's Billionaire Cronies feed at Public Trough as he disses Puerto Rico

Trump’s Billionaire Cronies feed at Public Trough as he disses Puerto Rico

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s petulant tweet storm on Saturday accused Puerto Ricans of wanting everything done for them. He […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds' Secession Vote

Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds’ Secession Vote

TeleSur | – – Domestic flights are still allowed, so travelers are expected to travel to Kurdistan mostly via Baghdad’s airport. The last international flight […]

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China
EV Game-Changer: China dumping Gasoline Cars even Sooner

EV Game-Changer: China dumping Gasoline Cars even Sooner

By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com China announced on Thursday (28 September) it would start phasing out fossil fuel cars and set a 10% minimum quota […]

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Iraq
Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement

Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement

Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | – – In the end, the Kurdish people and politicians united around the independence referendum. But what happens […]

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Bill of Rights
Trump's national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings

Trump’s national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings

First Amendment at Stake

Juan Cole

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