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We’re All Palestinians Now: How Trump is Middle-Easternizing the United States
Donald Trump

We’re All Palestinians Now: How Trump is Middle-Easternizing the United States

Juan Cole

Here is my most recent column for the legendary Tom Engelhardt’s Tomdispatch.com.Be sure to check out his searing introduction. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The United […]

Historic Int’l Court of Justice Ruling: Climate Change ‘Imperils all Life’ — Polluters may be Sued

Historic Int’l Court of Justice Ruling: Climate Change ‘Imperils all Life’ — Polluters may be Sued

07/25/2025 By The Conversation

The Unseen War for the Palestinian West Bank’s Future: It’s not just Gaza

The Unseen War for the Palestinian West Bank’s Future: It’s not just Gaza

07/25/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

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Donald Trump
Still not Nice:  Trump's Nazi-inspired Demonization of Immigrants

Still not Nice: Trump’s Nazi-inspired Demonization of Immigrants

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | Commondreams.org | – – New government agency blasted as ‘a blatant attempt to humiliate and scare immigrants’ Groans and […]

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Corruption
WP: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador during Trump campaign (Maddow)

WP: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador during Trump campaign (Maddow)

The Rachel Maddow Show | (Video News Clip) | – – Video 1: | MSNBC | THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 3/1/17: WP: Sessions spoke with […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan:  We Lost a long Time Ago, and are Still at War

Afghanistan: We Lost a long Time Ago, and are Still at War

William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – America’s war in Afghanistan is now in its 16th year, the longest foreign war in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

IMEMC | – – Israeli authorities have denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director, on the grounds […]

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American Jews
Further Wave of Bomb Threats against Jewish Centers:  Rise of US Far Right

Further Wave of Bomb Threats against Jewish Centers: Rise of US Far Right

TeleSur | – – Some Jewish groups see the vandalism and threats as a sign that anti-Semitic groups have been emboldened by Trump’s election. Jewish […]

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Climate Change
Sorry, Trump, China's cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry

Sorry, Trump, China’s cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has said many foolish things, but his pledge to bring back coal takes the […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Why ISIL is Targeting Tolerant Sufi Islam

Why ISIL is Targeting Tolerant Sufi Islam

By Peter Gottschalk | (The Conversation) | – – On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a […]

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Barack Obama
Top 5 Ways Obama is Behind Leaks, Protests against Trump

Top 5 Ways Obama is Behind Leaks, Protests against Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump did an interview with “Fox and Friends” for this morning in which he alleged that […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
ISIL: In Iraq's desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt

ISIL: In Iraq’s desert, mass grave horror beneath the dirt

AFP | (Video News Report) | – – “The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq’s latest conflict is barely visible from […]

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