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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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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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The Criminals who amplified Harvey: Trump & Cabinet must Resign

The Criminals who amplified Harvey: Trump & Cabinet must Resign

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The whole Trump administration should resign in shame, since they have lied to the American people […]

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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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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 […]

Juan Cole

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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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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