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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Israel/ Palestine
Like Shoplifting: Israel gives Azarya 18 mos. for Killing subdued Palestinian Assailant

Like Shoplifting: Israel gives Azarya 18 mos. for Killing subdued Palestinian Assailant

Ma’aN News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — After being found guilty of manslaughter for the filmed, execution-style shooting of 21-year-old Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif, […]

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Afghanistan
The Misuse of American Military Power and Mideast Chaos

The Misuse of American Military Power and Mideast Chaos

By Danny Sjursen | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The United States has already lost — its war for the Middle East, that is. Having taken […]

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Children
Should Bannon Resign?  He and Milo Fake-Newsed Hillary as Pedophile

Should Bannon Resign? He and Milo Fake-Newsed Hillary as Pedophile

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The interview that emerged on the internet of practicing Catholic Milo Yiannopoulos expressing approval of some […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Never Fjorget What Happened In Sweden (Colbert)

Never Fjorget What Happened In Sweden (Colbert)

Stephen Colbert | (Video Clip from The Late Show) | – – “In response to Trump’s false claims of a terror attack, Sweden’s Prime Minister […]

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Donald Trump
CPAC, OK with alt-NeoNazism, drops Milo over Teen Sex Comments

CPAC, OK with alt-NeoNazism, drops Milo over Teen Sex Comments

TeleSur | – – Milo Yiannopoulos will not be allowed to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference following the discovery of his comments supporting […]

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censorship
Confusion over U.S. Travel Ban Grounding Foreign Correspondents

Confusion over U.S. Travel Ban Grounding Foreign Correspondents

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – NEW YORK (IPS) – New restrictions on immigrants and refugees coming to the United States […]

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Donald Trump
Forget the Tweets: The Impact on You of Trump's Deregulation, Privatization of Everything

Forget the Tweets: The Impact on You of Trump’s Deregulation, Privatization of Everything

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – Beyond the campaign rhetoric and Twitter controversies over domestic and foreign policies, the question remains […]

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Netanyahu rejected offer by Kerry & Arab Leaders of Comprehensive Peace Talks

Netanyahu rejected offer by Kerry & Arab Leaders of Comprehensive Peace Talks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Last year this time, Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to put together a huge […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Danger as Turkey votes on Presidential System while in State of Emergency

Danger as Turkey votes on Presidential System while in State of Emergency

By Arzu Geybullayeva | (Globalvoices.org) | – – On April 16, Turks will head to polls to yay or nay constitutional amendments which have been […]

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