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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60
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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60

F. Douglas Stephenson

Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Sixty years ago, July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, former […]

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

08/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

08/06/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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If Trump can Hunt the Undocumented by Cell Phone, what can he do to You?

If Trump can Hunt the Undocumented by Cell Phone, what can he do to You?

By Adam Schwartz | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – In the latest sign of mission creep in domestic deployment of battlefield-strength surveillance technology, U.S. […]

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Censors
Wikileaks' Assange claims Victory after Sweden drops Charges, Vows to Publish More

Wikileaks’ Assange claims Victory after Sweden drops Charges, Vows to Publish More

TeleSur | – – Swedish prosecutors dropped the rape investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday, saying the investigation had not been able to […]

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Iran
Are Iran and Saudi Arabia Heading Toward War?

Are Iran and Saudi Arabia Heading Toward War?

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – Relations across the Persian Gulf are deteriorating fast. Iran and Saudi Arabia are once again at […]

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Arab World
Disaster or Repair?  Trump heads to Saudi for Islam Address

Disaster or Repair? Trump heads to Saudi for Islam Address

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump left Friday afternoon for Saudi Arabia, where he will be feted with steak and ketchup […]

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Corruption
Trump calls Special Counsel a "Witch Hunt":  But what is his relation to Russia?

Trump calls Special Counsel a “Witch Hunt”: But what is his relation to Russia?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Now that a Special Counsel (former FBI director Robert Mueller) has been appointed by the deputy […]

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Espionage
Was Chelsea Manning trying to stop the Endless War?  Whistleblowing and Morality

Was Chelsea Manning trying to stop the Endless War? Whistleblowing and Morality

By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | <p>&ldquo;My guilt will never go away,&rdquo; former Marine Matthew Hoh explained to me. &ldquo;There is a significant portion […]

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Iraq
Revival of Iraqi Communism among Youth alarms Shiite Militias

Revival of Iraqi Communism among Youth alarms Shiite Militias

Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – – Last week’s kidnapping of seven activists in Baghdad could be another sign of increasing tensions between secular parties […]

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Elections
The Iranian Election:  It's the Economy, Stupid!

The Iranian Election: It’s the Economy, Stupid!

By Stella Morgana | The Conversation | – – On May 19, Iranians will choose their next president and determine what direction the country will […]

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Constitution
Why Watergate is not the Right Analogy for the Trump Constitutional Crisis

Why Watergate is not the Right Analogy for the Trump Constitutional Crisis

By Neal Gabler | (Billmoyers.com) | – – Contrary to the myth, Nixon’s resignation was anything but the inevitable consequence of a powerful constitutional juggernaut. […]

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