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It is Genocide:  Omer Bartov Interview
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It is Genocide: Omer Bartov Interview

Fariba Amini

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Fariba Amini writes: Omer Bartov recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the New York Times in which […]

US Green Beret: Israeli “Hunger Games in Gaza” (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen)

US Green Beret: Israeli “Hunger Games in Gaza” (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen)

07/30/2025 By Juan Cole

Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age

Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age

07/30/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Was Michael Flynn Russia's “primary channel of communication with the Trump team”?

Was Michael Flynn Russia’s “primary channel of communication with the Trump team”?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former National Security Adviser to president Trump, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Flynn, has allegedly offered to […]

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Iran
Putin and the Ayatollahs:  How Russia's Alliance with Iran is reshaping the Middle East

Putin and the Ayatollahs: How Russia’s Alliance with Iran is reshaping the Middle East

By Clément Therme | (The Conversation) | – – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will meet for the eighth time […]

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In Shadow of Mideast Wars, Massive Spike in Hunger and Malnutrition

In Shadow of Mideast Wars, Massive Spike in Hunger and Malnutrition

By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | – – Food security and nutrition levels in the Near East and North Africa have sharply […]

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Why $54 bn for Pentagon won't fix US Security

Why $54 bn for Pentagon won’t fix US Security

By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Donald Trump’s supporters believe that his election will end business as usual in Washington. The […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Why are young Jewish Activists Protesting the Major Israel Lobby?

Why are young Jewish Activists Protesting the Major Israel Lobby?

AJ+ | (Video News Clip) | – – “Here’s why these Jewish activists are protesting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in DC. ” AJ+: […]

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Cold War
The Untold Violence of the Pax Americana

The Untold Violence of the Pax Americana

John W. Dower | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The […]

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Are Progressives Suffering from Trump Fatigue?

Are Progressives Suffering from Trump Fatigue?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Many progressives are suffering Trump exhaustion. The new administration has set the country back on so […]

Juan Cole

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Why would Trump Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.

Why would Trump Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his […]

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Iranian Woman Visiting US arrested, taken to distant Jail Despite Valid Visa

Iranian Woman Visiting US arrested, taken to distant Jail Despite Valid Visa

TeleSur | – – Alia Ghandi was denied U.S. entry to visit her family in Portland. Although courts rejected the so-called “Muslim ban,” an Iranian […]

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