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Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates
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Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates

Juan Cole

A bloc is attempting to deep-six the pledge made at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels.”

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Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

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Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

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A Matter of Life and Death: Trump, RFK Jr. and Lies that Kill

A Matter of Life and Death: Trump, RFK Jr. and Lies that Kill

By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The Senate Finance Committee hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was explosive. The Secretary of […]

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Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on “No Kings” Day

Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on “No Kings” Day

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the 1820s Greece waged a successful war of independence against an authoritarian king, the Ottoman Emperor Mahmoud II. The […]

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Bill of Rights
Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

Trump is trying to disappear the part of the Constitution that stops the government from searching your house — or seizing you — without a […]

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Displaced and Refugees
As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

By Gwyn McClelland, University of New England (The Conversation) – At first, there might not seem to be any immediate similarities between a devastated Nagasaki […]

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Infectious Diseases “Spiraling out of Control” in Gaza as Israel Cuts Aid Entry in Half

Infectious Diseases “Spiraling out of Control” in Gaza as Israel Cuts Aid Entry in Half

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The terms of the Trump ceasefire in Gaza required Israeli authorities to allow 600 trucks of food and medical aid […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Can Netanyahu Survive Peace?

Can Netanyahu Survive Peace?

By John Strawson, University of East London (The Conversation) – Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, […]

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Authoritarianism
The Trump Administration’s steps toward a Military Occupation of America

The Trump Administration’s steps toward a Military Occupation of America

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Earlier this month, President Donald Trump threatened to unleash the armed forces on more American cities during a rambling address to […]

Nick Turse

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Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza

Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza

Amid its lethal bombarding campaign, Israel awarded licenses for gas exploration in offshore Gaza, which is not under its sovereignty. Hence, the ceasefire smokescreen to […]

Dan Steinbock

Israel/ Palestine
With 83% of its Buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than Money to rebuild

With 83% of its Buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than Money to rebuild

By John Tookey, Auckland University of Technology (The Conversation) – The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and […]

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