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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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Floridians with Solar Inverters had Electricity after Irma & other Green energy success stories

Floridians with Solar Inverters had Electricity after Irma & other Green energy success stories

Solar installations in the US and India have Burgeoned

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Israel
Can Yosef Abramowitz make Solar Power Bloom in Fossil Fuels-Addicted Israel?

Can Yosef Abramowitz make Solar Power Bloom in Fossil Fuels-Addicted Israel?

An American-Israeli entrepreneur promotes Solar Energy where it hasn’t been welcome

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Far Right
Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’

Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’

How the mindless algorithms of social media enabled the far right

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Displaced and Refugees
Saudi-led Airstrikes on Yemen Deadly for Children

Saudi-led Airstrikes on Yemen Deadly for Children

Are Western weapons killing civilians in Yemen?

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
London Covered but 83 Iraqis killed in ISIL attack largely ignored by US TV News

London Covered but 83 Iraqis killed in ISIL attack largely ignored by US TV News

UK lives are precious but aren’t Iraqi lives, as well?

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Russia rebuffs Israeli demand for 40 mi. Buffer with Iran in Syria (Haaretz)

Russia rebuffs Israeli demand for 40 mi. Buffer with Iran in Syria (Haaretz)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – According to Haaretz Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu asked Vldadimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, […]

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Elections
Can Iran keep its Influence in Baghdad?

Can Iran keep its Influence in Baghdad?

Divisions in the Da`wa Party and Iraqi Nationalism pose Challenges to Tehran

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Superstorm Donald Hits GOP, aims to Ravage US

Superstorm Donald Hits GOP, aims to Ravage US

Up Military Spending and cut Budget, & you’ll get a wasteland

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Climate Change
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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