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We are What we Eat: A Step We all Can take to Fight Climate Breakdown
Climate Crisis

We are What we Eat: A Step We all Can take to Fight Climate Breakdown

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Nuclear physicist Edward Teller predicted in 1959 that the risks of burning fossil fuels, by increasing carbon […]

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 2

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 2

08/07/2025 By Juan Cole

The Verdict of History: How political Calculations betrayed Gaza

The Verdict of History: How political Calculations betrayed Gaza

08/07/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

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International Court of Justice
Netanyahu Visit Highlights Risk that US Officials could also be Prosecuted under International Law

Netanyahu Visit Highlights Risk that US Officials could also be Prosecuted under International Law

Human Rights Watch – (Washington, DC) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance before a joint session of Congress on July 24, 2024, highlights the […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel
As Hamas War drags on, Israeli Democracy Craters

As Hamas War drags on, Israeli Democracy Craters

By Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, Suffolk University | – (The Conversation) – As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. […]

The Conversation

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Butcher of Gaza Netanyahu Repeatedly Lied to Congress about Iraqi "Nukes," and now Wants US War on Iran

Butcher of Gaza Netanyahu Repeatedly Lied to Congress about Iraqi “Nukes,” and now Wants US War on Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a master of misdirection, the technique master illusionists use to divert the viewer’s attention […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
What is behind Israel's War against UNRWA?

What is behind Israel’s War against UNRWA?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Targeting a school during a war could be justified as, or at least argued, to have been a mistake. […]

Ramzy Baroud

Democratic Party
The Democratic Party’s Culture of Compliance and the Biden Debacle

The Democratic Party’s Culture of Compliance and the Biden Debacle

By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The Biden campaign drove the Democratic Party into a ditch and speculation is rampant about grim prospects for […]

Tomdispatch

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Israeli Parliament Rejects any Palestinian State, Exposing US Gaslighting

Israeli Parliament Rejects any Palestinian State, Exposing US Gaslighting

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration, and all its predecessors, have attempted to deflect questions about the concerted Israeli land theft from Palestinians […]

Juan Cole

International Court of Justice
US pays Lip Service to a Palestinian State -- But Blocks it in Practice

US pays Lip Service to a Palestinian State — But Blocks it in Practice

By Dennis Jett, Penn State | – Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state in May 2024, bringing the total number of countries that […]

The Conversation

International Court of Justice
What is the Impact of the Int'l Court of Justice Verdict against Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territories?

What is the Impact of the Int’l Court of Justice Verdict against Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territories?

By Michael Jansen ( Gulf Today ) – Anticipating last Friday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) call for ending the occupation of Palestinian territory, Israel’s […]

Michael Jansen

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Like LBJ, Biden let a Catastrophic Foreign Conflict Stain his Domestic Legacy: He must end the Gaza War Now

Like LBJ, Biden let a Catastrophic Foreign Conflict Stain his Domestic Legacy: He must end the Gaza War Now

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Presidents have two major legacies, on domestic policy and on foreign policy. Big foreign policy mistakes can throw even gargantuan […]

Juan Cole

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