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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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

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

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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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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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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 […]

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Gerrymandering is about Race even when it seems just "Partisan"

Gerrymandering is about Race even when it seems just “Partisan”

By Olga Pierce and Kate Rabinowitz | ( ProPublica) | – – The Wisconsin case before the Supreme Court claims to be about partisanship. But […]

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Despite Trump, IAEA Confirms Iran's Compliance with Nuclear Deal

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TeleSur | – – Despite accusations by the Trump administration against Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal, the U.N. nuclear agency chief denied these claims. […]

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