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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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Displaced and Refugees
Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think

Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think

By Max Friedman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The so-called “Muslim ban” has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during […]

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Donald Trump
Trump's Mideast Policy is clear as Pea Soup, but likely bad for Palestinians

Trump’s Mideast Policy is clear as Pea Soup, but likely bad for Palestinians

Jacob Eriksson | (The Conversation) | – – By the standards of his turbulent time in office, President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister […]

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Acidification of Oceans
As Antarctica Ice Cover Shrinks, Trump Picks ‘Most Dangerous’ EPA Leader

As Antarctica Ice Cover Shrinks, Trump Picks ‘Most Dangerous’ EPA Leader

TeleSur | – – Pruitt, a suspected climate change denier, has expressed plans to roll back climate policies that regulate the fossil fuel industry. The […]

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Donald Trump
Tomorrow, they will say, “Donald Trump rants and raves at the press.”

Tomorrow, they will say, “Donald Trump rants and raves at the press.”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So Trump did rant and rave at the press on Thursday. But not at all the […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Image of the Day: Gemini Constellation,  As Seen in the Heavens, Iran,1630

Image of the Day: Gemini Constellation, As Seen in the Heavens, Iran,1630

New York Public Library | Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. “Gemini, as seen in the heavens. Mirror image of f. 91?” Tarjumah-i suwar […]

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Donald Trump
The New Patriotism: Loving the Real America to resist Trumpism

The New Patriotism: Loving the Real America to resist Trumpism

By Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – So reality has inexorably, inescapably penetrated my life.  It didn’t take long. Yes, Donald Trump […]

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Donald Trump
How Trumpist White Supremacy Builds On Earlier Far-Right Upsurges

How Trumpist White Supremacy Builds On Earlier Far-Right Upsurges

By Matthew N. Lyons | (TeleSur) | – – The “alt-right” network has brought together multiple currents, from neo-Nazis to men’s rights activists, right-wing anarchists […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli, Palestinian officials react to Trump's shift away from 2-state solution

Israeli, Palestinian officials react to Trump’s shift away from 2-state solution

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Following a controversial meeting held Wednesday between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever

Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Trump-Netanyahu Show on Wednesday was par for the course in American and right wing Israeli […]

Juan Cole

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