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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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L-G-B-T' - James Corden Sings for Transgender Troops

L-G-B-T’ – James Corden Sings for Transgender Troops

The Late Late Show with James Corden. | (CBS Video) | – – “James Corden responds to President Donald Trump’s decision to ban transgender people […]

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Climate Change
Tesla 3 Arrives:  Beginning of End of Climate Change?  (Video)

Tesla 3 Arrives: Beginning of End of Climate Change? (Video)

CBS SF Bay Area | (Video News Report) | – – “Tesla Inc. is set to deliver the new electric Model 3 compact car to […]

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Corruption
Accountability:   Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling

Accountability: Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling

TeleSur | – – The ruling comes after months of hearings over Nawaz Sharif’s alleged corruption. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned on Friday after […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Huge Palestinian Demos over Sacred al-Aqsa lead Israel to lift all Restrictions

Huge Palestinian Demos over Sacred al-Aqsa lead Israel to lift all Restrictions

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) – Following deadly clashes that erupted across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and besieged Gaza […]

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Climate Change
Shell, terrified of EVs, expects 'low forever' Gasoline Prices; it is too Optimistic

Shell, terrified of EVs, expects ‘low forever’ Gasoline Prices; it is too Optimistic

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Telegraph reports that Royal Dutch Shell, the massive oil company, has abruptly decided that petroleum […]

Juan Cole

Central Intelligence Agency
Want Iranian Democracy? We had one & CIA overthrew it

Want Iranian Democracy? We had one & CIA overthrew it

By Joseph McQuade | (The Conversation) | – – The US and Iran have a complicated relationship. At the moment, it is tense, divisive and […]

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Authoritarianism
Turkish Legislators hold Sit-in to protest Creeping Dictatorship

Turkish Legislators hold Sit-in to protest Creeping Dictatorship

TeleSur | – – Under the changes, lawmakers can also vote to ban for three sessions fellow parliamentarians who use expressions such as “Kurdistan” or […]

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Syria:  The American War on Civilians

Syria: The American War on Civilians

By Laura Gottesdiener | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – It was midday on Sunday, May 7th, when the U.S.-led coalition warplanes again began bombing […]

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Bill of Rights
Mideast's 'Only Democracy' joins push to Silence Al Jazeera: Netanyahu

Mideast’s ‘Only Democracy’ joins push to Silence Al Jazeera: Netanyahu

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump has his Twitter. Apparently far right wing Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has his Facebook. […]

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