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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal

Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald J. Trump consulted on a number of […]

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Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations

Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin. I’ve always been a […]

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Iraq
Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq's Future?

Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq’s Future?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – As the date for a Baghdad summit on unity nears, the cracks are showing. It […]

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Militarization
What good is our Nat'l Security State if we're afraid to Leave Home?

What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?

By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Has there ever been a nation as dedicated to preparing for doomsday as the United […]

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Arab World
Arab Youth Bulge: Could this Generation Explode Again?

Arab Youth Bulge: Could this Generation Explode Again?

By IPS World Desk ROME/AMMAN (IPS) – More than ever before, the Arab region now registers an unprecedented youth population growth while facing huge challenges […]

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The Real Victims of Trump-Putin Illiberalism:   Women

The Real Victims of Trump-Putin Illiberalism: Women

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – When I first read about the Russian government decriminalizing domestic violence recently, my first thought was: […]

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Books
Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the 'Ministry of Utmost Happiness'

Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’

By Ali Kazimi | (The Conversation) | – – Anjula Gogia, the activist bookseller from Another Story Bookshop in Toronto, had patiently nudged me over […]

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Resistance is Fertile

Resistance is Fertile

Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration, George Orwell’s 1984 soared onto bestseller lists, as did Sinclair […]

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Influence:  Russia just Imitated the Rupert Murdoch/Fox Model

Influence: Russia just Imitated the Rupert Murdoch/Fox Model

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In Edgar Allan Poe’s “Purloined Letter,” detective C. Auguste Dupin discovers a stolen letter in the […]

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