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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

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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 […]

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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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Donald Trump
What are American Soldiers really still dying for in the Mideast?

What are American Soldiers really still dying for in the Mideast?

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – I used to command soldiers. Over the years, lots of them actually. In Iraq, Colorado, Afghanistan, […]

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African-Americans
Bannon & Trump lost Long ago: White Christians not a Majority in US

Bannon & Trump lost Long ago: White Christians not a Majority in US

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In 1976,when Jimmy Carter was elected, a big majority (81%) of Americans identified as both white […]

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