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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Turkey's Coup aftermath and Human Rights: A Feminist Perspective

Turkey’s Coup aftermath and Human Rights: A Feminist Perspective

By Banu Gökarıksel | ( Duke University Blog ) | – – Feminist critiques of political power reveal the central function of gender, sexuality, and […]

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Donald Trump
Trumpocalypse:  How the U.S. Invaded, Occupied, and Remade Itself

Trumpocalypse: How the U.S. Invaded, Occupied, and Remade Itself

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – It’s been epic! A cast of thousands! (Hundreds? Tens?) A spectacular production that, five weeks after opening on […]

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Culture
Iran's Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows

Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows

TeleSur | – – “We believe there is no best country, best gender, best religion or best color,” the directors of the five Oscar foreign […]

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Authoritarianism
Spurned Reporters should dump Trump Briefings, turn to Investigative Journalism

Spurned Reporters should dump Trump Briefings, turn to Investigative Journalism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump was unhappy Saturday that the major media had neglected to report a point made […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
As Trump Goes In:  Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran

As Trump Goes In: Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) When it comes to reporting the conflict in Yemen, Fox News is exceptionally bad. Fox has been fooling […]

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art and photography
Photo of the Day:  Gaza (the Old Town), 1862

Photo of the Day: Gaza (the Old Town), 1862

The New York Public Library | Francis Frith | – – The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, […]

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Authoritarianism
Did White House interfere with FBI Probe of Russia Ties?

Did White House interfere with FBI Probe of Russia Ties?

By Nika Knight, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – Brazen attempt at political interference provokes comparisons to Watergate White House Chief of […]

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Islam
Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!

Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!

By Z. Fareen Parvez | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on […]

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Denialism
Top 5 Hypocrisies of Trump Friday

Top 5 Hypocrisies of Trump Friday

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Friday, Trump was making news again, after having appeared to be subdued (or muzzled?) by […]

Juan Cole

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