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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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Gov.'s branding Mosque bombing 'terrorism' astonishes US Press

Gov.’s branding Mosque bombing ‘terrorism’ astonishes US Press

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This Saturday, a Bloomington, Minnesota mosque was attacked with an improvised explosive device, which destroyed an […]

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Feminism
Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence

Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence

Human Rights Watch | – – New Law Offers Protection, but Needs Funding (Tunis) – The law on violence against women, including domestic violence, approved […]

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Donald Trump
The Mask Is Off: Trump Is Seeking Pretext for War with Iran

The Mask Is Off: Trump Is Seeking Pretext for War with Iran

By Trita Parsi | (FPIF) | (Originally published in Lobelog) | – – “Trump is committed to finding a way to claim Iran has violated […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Illegal Israeli Squatters' Activities in Palestinian W Bank Tripled in 2017

Illegal Israeli Squatters’ Activities in Palestinian W Bank Tripled in 2017

TeleSur | – – Israeli occupation authorities have escalated the illegal plunder of land belonging to the Palestinian people, defying international opinion. Israeli illegal settlement […]

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Bill of Rights
Leaking in the Age of Trump: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers (VICE Video)

Leaking in the Age of Trump: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers (VICE Video)

VICE News | (Video News Report) | – – “VICE News examines the Trump administration’s war on leakers, with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. “We’re […]

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Iran’s Rouhani lashes out at Trump Over Nuclear Deal

Iran’s Rouhani lashes out at Trump Over Nuclear Deal

By TeleSur | – – Hassan Rouhani calls for upholding the 2015 nuclear deal despite new U.S. sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was inaugurated […]

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Climate Change
As Trump leaves Paris Accord, Wind jobs are fastest growing in US next Decade

As Trump leaves Paris Accord, Wind jobs are fastest growing in US next Decade

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – CBS News reports that jobs in the wind energy field will grow 108 percent in the […]

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Counter-Terrorism
UN Report:  Muslim Youth going to fight in Syria mostly not Motivated by Islam

UN Report: Muslim Youth going to fight in Syria mostly not Motivated by Islam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Lizzie Dearden at The Independent reviews a new report by the United Nations Office of counter-terrorism […]

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Desert solar project could power 5 million EU homes

Desert solar project could power 5 million EU homes

By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com . | – – A consortium of clean energy developers has applied for permission to build a gigantic solar power […]

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