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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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How President Bannon's Whiteboard Sank Trump

How President Bannon’s Whiteboard Sank Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s approval ratings are in the toilet compared to any other modern president at this stage […]

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Dear Director Comey:  We're Nauseous too, at your Disingenuous Self-Defense

Dear Director Comey: We’re Nauseous too, at your Disingenuous Self-Defense

Sam Seder | (Majority Report) | (Video News Clip) | – – “In this Majority Report clip, we watch FBI Director James Comey defend his […]

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Extreme:  Missouri, Arkansas Floods smash Century-Old Records

Extreme: Missouri, Arkansas Floods smash Century-Old Records

Via | The Watchers: Watching the World Evolve and Transform | – – Historic flooding hits Missouri and Arkansas, more heavy rain on the way […]

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Far Right
Uh, oh: French Left can't bring itself to Vote for Macron

Uh, oh: French Left can’t bring itself to Vote for Macron

TeleSur | – – TeleSUR spoke with two French voters to discuss Sunday’s second-round presidential election in France and lesser evil voting. French voters are confronted with a […]

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India's Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust

India’s Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – India’s announcement that it wants to have its automobile fleet go completely electric by 2030 is […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Top 3 Ways the People can build a Trump-Free, Carbon-Free Future

Top 3 Ways the People can build a Trump-Free, Carbon-Free Future

By Jeremy Brecher | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | – – As the thousands of foot-weary protesters look back on the Peoples Climate March in […]

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Investment
Iran Committed to Nuclear Deal, Opens Bonanza to European Investors

Iran Committed to Nuclear Deal, Opens Bonanza to European Investors

EurActiv | euroefe.es | translated by Sam Morgan | – – The head of the Iranian atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Saturday (29 April) […]

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Iraq
Power, Water, Music:  Mosul comes back to Life

Power, Water, Music: Mosul comes back to Life

Special Correspondent | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Locals in the parts of Mosul, from which extremists have been pushed out, are celebrating small […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump Empire-Dynasty Expands via White House Ties

Trump Empire-Dynasty Expands via White House Ties

By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their […]

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