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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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How solar power can protect US military from threats to the grid

How solar power can protect US military from threats to the grid

Bases depend heavily on Electricity; Renewables are part of their Security

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Authoritarianism
Book-Burning, Trump's Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck

Book-Burning, Trump’s Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck

We thought the days of book-burning ended with the defeat of Hitler, but with Trump they might be back

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Corporate Surveillance
Rice Vindicated: She did Unmask Trump, Bannon-- but they were meeting UAE

Rice Vindicated: She did Unmask Trump, Bannon– but they were meeting UAE

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United Arab Emirates crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan slipped into the United States […]

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Climate Change
AT&T and Verizon Need to Hang Up On Fossil Fuels

AT&T and Verizon Need to Hang Up On Fossil Fuels

One text at a time, America’s largest telecommunications companies are fueling climate change.

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Buddhism
Burma Muslims: Dear Peace Nobelist Kyi, It's too Late

Burma Muslims: Dear Peace Nobelist Kyi, It’s too Late

Myanmar’s Peace Prize Winner will finally address issue of persecution of Rohingya

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Israel/ Palestine
UN to name Companies linked to W. Bank Settlements

UN to name Companies linked to W. Bank Settlements

Move comes despite severe Israeli, US Pressure

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Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here's How

Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here’s How

They have to stop intervening, fighting wars and fomenting radicalism; an image touch-up won’t help

Juan Cole

Asian-Americans
Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon's Irish

Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon’s Irish

Why does Steve Bannon at Breitbart think he’s more American than Asians who built the trans-Continental Railroad?

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Climate Change
Antarctica Ice Melt will trigger Abrupt Global Heating

Antarctica Ice Melt will trigger Abrupt Global Heating

Collapsing Ice Sheets may be a Tipping Point

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