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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home

Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home

India Today | (Video News Report) | – – “The water levels at many places receded in Mumbai, but the situation remains far from normal. […]

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Climate Change
Are Houstonians 1st Wave of New Climate Change Refugees?

Are Houstonians 1st Wave of New Climate Change Refugees?

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – As parts of eastern Texas go underwater, the scenes of people fleeing for their lives are […]

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Displaced and Refugees
20,000 Civilians Trapped in besieged ISIL capital: “The Worst Place on Earth”

20,000 Civilians Trapped in besieged ISIL capital: “The Worst Place on Earth”

By Roshni Majumdar | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 2017 (IPS) – The battle to reclaim Raqqa, the de facto […]

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US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan

US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan

TeleSur | – – The number of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan has already dramatically spiked since Trump took office in January. Fighter pilots at the […]

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Is Israel's Netanyahu preparing for War on Iranian Special Ops in Syria?

Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing for War on Iranian Special Ops in Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu filled the ear of visiting UN secretary general Antonio Guterres with […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Remember GOP in Texas opposing Aid for NY after Sandy? Now they want Aid

Remember GOP in Texas opposing Aid for NY after Sandy? Now they want Aid

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – Ted Cruz, who voted against a relief package for states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, […]

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Donald Trump
White Supremacists Joked About Using Cars to Run Over Opponents Before Charlottesville

White Supremacists Joked About Using Cars to Run Over Opponents Before Charlottesville

By George Joseph | ProPublica | – – Nearly a month before a car driven by an alleged neo-Nazi plowed into counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, […]

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Climate Change
The worst flooding disaster in Recorded US history?

The worst flooding disaster in Recorded US history?

The Watchers | – – Category 4 Hurricane "Harvey" made landfall around 03:00 UTC on Saturday, August 26, at Rockport, Texas with winds of 215 […]

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Climate Change
Top 5 ways Man-made Climate Change made Hurricane Harvey much Worse

Top 5 ways Man-made Climate Change made Hurricane Harvey much Worse

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The images from Houston and its environs are heart-breaking and we at IC wish all those […]

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