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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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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

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Epidemics
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
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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 […]

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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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