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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

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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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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racism
In Trump's DC, Noose Found in African American Museum

In Trump’s DC, Noose Found in African American Museum

TeleSur | – – It’s the second time this week a noose has been discovered on the grounds of a Smithsonian museum. A noose was […]

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China
Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century

Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As Trump seems likely to pull out of the Paris Climate accord, he will be creating […]

Juan Cole

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