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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

08/09/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Change
No, Republicans... God Won't "Take Care Of" Global Warming

No, Republicans… God Won’t “Take Care Of” Global Warming

By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) | – – “Congressional Republicans threatening the survival of the human species are telling fairy […]

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Climate Change
How bad could Trump's Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist's perspective

How bad could Trump’s Paris Agreement withdrawal be? A scientist’s perspective

By Robert Kopp | (The Conversation) | – – Even before the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, market forces and policy measures were […]

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Climate Change
Did Trump's Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?

Did Trump’s Climate Disavowal just kill Capitalism?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The last time capitalism faced a crisis this deep, it was 1929. People minded the Great […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Could public anger over Kabul Bombing shake Afghan Government?

Could public anger over Kabul Bombing shake Afghan Government?

By Frud Bezhan. ( RFE/RL) | – – How did a sewage tank truck packed with explosives penetrate a heavily fortified area of the Afghan […]

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Epidemics
Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks

Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks

TeleSur | – – “It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to […]

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Israel/ Palestine
‘There Is No Holiness in an Occupied City':  Jewish Activists Protest Israel's ‘Jerusalem Day’

‘There Is No Holiness in an Occupied City’: Jewish Activists Protest Israel’s ‘Jerusalem Day’

Written by Maya Schkolne | Written by Joey Ayoub | (Globalvoices.org) | – – For many Palestinians, the Israeli national holiday of Jerusalem Day, or […]

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Climate Change
Top 5 Climate Catastrophes to which Trump just Doomed his own Supporters

Top 5 Climate Catastrophes to which Trump just Doomed his own Supporters

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Thursday, Trump delivered himself of one of the most brain-dead speeches ever given by an […]

Juan Cole

Asia
Trump’s Great Retreat, from Asia Too

Trump’s Great Retreat, from Asia Too

John Feffer | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Asia has been the future for more than a generation. When Americans try to glimpse what’s […]

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History
Why Thomas Jefferson's vision of American Islam matters today

Why Thomas Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today

Denise A. Spellberg | (The Conversation) | – – An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims are celebrating the month of Ramadan. It was during this […]

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