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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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Why Mosul Matters

Why Mosul Matters

The Economist | (Video News Report) | – – “Mosul stands on the brink of recapture from Islamic State fighters, but the future of the […]

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Donald Trump
Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump

Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump

By Peter Certo. | (Otherwords.org) | – – By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in […]

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Qatar
Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for 'Negative' Response to Demands

Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands

TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia said restrictions on Qatar will continue, but it did not announce new sanctions against Doha. Foreign ministers from Egypt, […]

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Environment
Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production

Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So far this year, over a third of German electricity has come from wind, solar, biomass […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity

Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity

By Sali Mahdy | (GlobalVoices.org) | – – A group of around 300 Iraqis recently traveled from south and central Iraq to Mosul to celebrate […]

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Iran's 'Trumpism' Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions

Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions

TeleSur | – – More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies […]

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Climate Change
It's going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You

It’s going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You

Richard B. Rood | (The Conversation) | – – Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. We know this from billions of observations, documented in thousands of […]

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Constitution
Independence:  Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot

Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot

Khizr Khan | Associated Press | – – “The father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim American soldier who died during his service, questioned Donald Trump’s […]

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Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City

Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Al Jazeera reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US Air Force and […]

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