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 […]
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How Arab Nationalism & Fundamentalism pushed away the Kurds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Kurdistan referendum held today is probably not as likely to produce immediate turmoil in the […]
Trump tries to Camouflage Muslim Ban with a Few Venezuelans and N. Koreans
TeleSur | – – The addition of North Korea and Venezuela broadens the restrictions from the original, mostly Muslim-majority list. U.S. President Donald Trump has […]
Trump Casino and White House, Inc.
Lobbying and Secret Money in Administration is worse than Citizens United
Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament
Alarming rise of racist Right in German politics
“Those People:” Trump plays to White nat’lism from N. Korea to NFL
President’s tweetstorm appeals to racial division
New Customized Muslim Banned planned by Trump
Xenophobic policy will harm US Economy
Rohingya crisis: this is what genocide looks like
Burmese Buddhist persecution of Muslim minority Continues
Fix Healthcare: Require Congress to have the same Plan we Do
Universal Health care would be easy if billionaires and politicians were in our system
Failing dam in Puerto Rico, endangering 70,000, a reminder that Climate Denialism Kills
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Trump, notoriously, tweeted that climate change is a Chinese hoax. Some 70,000 US citizens in […]