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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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Kellyanne "Inspector Gadget" alleges Obama Microwave-Camera Surveillance

Kellyanne “Inspector Gadget” alleges Obama Microwave-Camera Surveillance

Huffington Post | (Non-Satirical Satire Video Clip) “Kellyanne Conway is backtracking on her claims that the alleged wiretapping of Trump Tower by President Obama may […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Banksy hotel opens in Bethlehem, eliciting heated reactions by Palestinians

Banksy hotel opens in Bethlehem, eliciting heated reactions by Palestinians

By Jaclynn Ashly and Reem Alqam | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s infamous separation wall in the occupied West Bank, […]

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African-Americans
Dear Rep. King: Our Civilization isn’t White and American Babies aren’t Other

Dear Rep. King: Our Civilization isn’t White and American Babies aren’t Other

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Rep Steve King of Iowa (whose constituents should be ashamed to show their faces in public […]

Juan Cole

racism
Addicted to Racism:  Why Populists Literally get off on Bigotry

Addicted to Racism: Why Populists Literally get off on Bigotry

By Anne-Ruth Wertheim | (Informed Comment) | – – Only recently did I realise that people with racist prejudices have something to lose: their short-term […]

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Climate Change
Hey Scott Pruitt: Tom Brokaw says you're full of it on CO2 & Climate Change

Hey Scott Pruitt: Tom Brokaw says you’re full of it on CO2 & Climate Change

Climate State | (Video News Clip) | – – Climate State: Global Warming ϟ ☼ ❅ What You Need To Know, with Tom Brokaw

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Donald Trump
Zombie America:  Is it too late to Fight Trump’s Real-Life Dystopia?

Zombie America: Is it too late to Fight Trump’s Real-Life Dystopia?

By John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Dystopias have recently achieved full-spectrum dominance. Kids are drawn to such stories — The Giver, Hunger Games […]

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Ethnicities
Texas GOP tried Gerrymander away Latino, Austin Votes: Fed. Court

Texas GOP tried Gerrymander away Latino, Austin Votes: Fed. Court

TeleSur | – – “Republicans in Texas have ensured that the dark days of discrimination in Texas continue to loom.” Texas lawmakers drew up three […]

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Displaced and Refugees
How Much of Globe's Humanitarian Crisis is Fault of US?

How Much of Globe’s Humanitarian Crisis is Fault of US?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned Saturday that the globe is […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Making us Less Safe:  Trump bloating Pentagon Budget, cutting Diplomacy, Science

Making us Less Safe: Trump bloating Pentagon Budget, cutting Diplomacy, Science

By Miriam Pemberton | OtherWords | – – Throwing money at the Pentagon while gutting other programs that protect Americans shouldn’t make anyone feel safer. […]

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