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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Rich, Not You

Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Rich, Not You

By Josh Hoxie | ( Inequality.org ) | – – Big money will pull out all the stops to sell you a tax plan that […]

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Climate Change
Gov. Rick Scott enabled Irma's Fury through Climate Denialism & Should Resign

Gov. Rick Scott enabled Irma’s Fury through Climate Denialism & Should Resign

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Florida Gov. Rick Scott did not cause Irma, but he enabled the Frankenstorm. Before becoming governor […]

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Rush Limbaugh flees Irma after calling Hurricane & Climate Change Fake News

Rush Limbaugh flees Irma after calling Hurricane & Climate Change Fake News

New York Daily News | (Video News Clip) | – – Rush Limbaugh lambasted stories about Irma as deadly Category 5 hurricane as “fake news” […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Burma: Rohingya Describe Military Atrocities

Burma: Rohingya Describe Military Atrocities

Human Rights Watch | – – Military’s ‘Unfinished Business’ Has Hallmarks of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ (New York) – Ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burmese security forces in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Sara Netanyahu Faces Possible Indictment for Fraud

Israel’s Sara Netanyahu Faces Possible Indictment for Fraud

TeleSur | – – The announcement comes as the legal heat is turning up for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself, for cases of bribery and […]

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Climate Change
People w/ Electric Cars aren't trapped in Miami Beach with no Gasoline

People w/ Electric Cars aren’t trapped in Miami Beach with no Gasoline

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Some people in South Florida are finding it difficult to flee Irma because they cannot fill […]

Juan Cole

Islam
You’ve Got Veil: Secular Tajikistan Gov’t sends Millions of Texts imposing Hijab Ban

You’ve Got Veil: Secular Tajikistan Gov’t sends Millions of Texts imposing Hijab Ban

RFE/RL’s Tajik Service | – – DUSHANBE — Private mobile-phone companies in Tajikistan have begun sending out text messages to millions of citizens, reminding them […]

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Corruption
Why Climate Criminals like Exxon should pay for Hurricane Destruction

Why Climate Criminals like Exxon should pay for Hurricane Destruction

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “It may take tens to hundreds of billions of dollars to support disaster relief […]

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Climate Change
Burnt out by Climate Change: Our Hurricane  Compassion Fatigue

Burnt out by Climate Change: Our Hurricane Compassion Fatigue

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – –             Harvey’s destructive force on Texas and Louisiana has generated many compelling pictures and disturbing stories. […]

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