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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist

Norman Solomon

Trump and his MAGA followers are hardly going to forsake their standard mix of bigotry, anti-immigrant mania and other political toxins

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MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

11/26/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Ozymandias on the Potomac:  Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

Ozymandias on the Potomac: Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

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Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Tuesday, the American people go to the polls in one of the most consequential elections for the […]

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CNN Finally Covered the Gaza Genocide – from the Point of View of Israeli Troops with PTSD

CNN Finally Covered the Gaza Genocide – from the Point of View of Israeli Troops with PTSD

( Middle East Monitor ) – When Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza in which it has killed at least 43,000 Palestinians, and displaced […]

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Gaza: Yes, the UN can suspend Israel over its Treatment of Palestinians

Gaza: Yes, the UN can suspend Israel over its Treatment of Palestinians

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As UN warns entire Population of Gaza is at Risk of Death, Bill Clinton says he’s not keeping Score

As UN warns entire Population of Gaza is at Risk of Death, Bill Clinton says he’s not keeping Score

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bill Clinton is a Rhodes scholar and a voracious reader. He is not a stupid man. He is, however, morally […]

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Reimagining Palestine after One Year of Genocide

Reimagining Palestine after One Year of Genocide

( Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network ) – After a year of enduring relentless violence and devastation, Palestinians stand at a pivotal moment. This commentary […]

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Deaths in Sudan’s Civil War are Estimated at 62,000, but the Real Toll may be Far Higher

Deaths in Sudan’s Civil War are Estimated at 62,000, but the Real Toll may be Far Higher

By Sarah Elizabeth Scales, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Blake Erhardt-Ohren, University of California, Berkeley; Debarati Guha Sapir, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Khidir Dalouk, […]

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The Super-Rich have a long history of Backing Fascism and Buying the White House: It is Happening Again

The Super-Rich have a long history of Backing Fascism and Buying the White House: It is Happening Again

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Hopping around the rally stage like a drunken monkey, Elon Musk — the world’s most awkward man — […]

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Gaza: The United Nations warns that extreme Hunger threatens to engulf an entire Population

Gaza: The United Nations warns that extreme Hunger threatens to engulf an entire Population

By Clare Dix, University of the Sunshine Coast and Helen Truby, The University of Queensland | – The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International […]

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The “Black Lives don’t Matter” President: Holding Trump accountable for a Lifetime of Racism

The “Black Lives don’t Matter” President: Holding Trump accountable for a Lifetime of Racism

By Clarence Lusane ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Donald Trump was the worst president for Black people in the modern era, if not the nation’s history. […]

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