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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

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Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

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Telling the difference between Friends and Strange Bedfellows in the Age of Trump

Telling the difference between Friends and Strange Bedfellows in the Age of Trump

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – You know you’re living in a looking-glass world when former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks […]

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As 100K Iranians Protest Trump; some thank Americans for defending Muslims

As 100K Iranians Protest Trump; some thank Americans for defending Muslims

TeleSur | – – Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Friday to swear allegiance to their clerical leaders and reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]

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Is Steven Bannon marching America toward Messianic Apocalypse?

Is Steven Bannon marching America toward Messianic Apocalypse?

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – What does it mean for international relations when the most powerful country in the […]

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The real Victors in Judges’ ban on Trump’s Ban:  US Universities

The real Victors in Judges’ ban on Trump’s Ban: US Universities

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied the Trump administration’s […]

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White House, Inc.: Kellyanne Con Artist Pitches Ivanka Line

TeleSur | – – Ivanka Trump has said she would step away from her company when her father took office in the White House. A […]

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Somali Muslims in MN mobilize for Love and Tolerance

Somali Muslims in MN mobilize for Love and Tolerance

By Christopher Zumski Finke | ( Yes! Magazine ) | – – The large refugee community in Minnesota is a big target for bigotry, and […]

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Turkey's Referendum on a Presidential System provokes Fears on Both Sides

Turkey’s Referendum on a Presidential System provokes Fears on Both Sides

By Ali Murat Yel | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey is facing a possible referendum in April regarding a constitutional amendment that would change […]

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The Catch-22 of Trump's Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting

The Catch-22 of Trump’s Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting

By M. Safa Saracoglu | (Informed Comment) | – – On January 30, 2017, the President issued an executive order suspending entry of people from […]

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Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump's Yemen Raid

Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump’s Yemen Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – One-man fake news channel Sean Spicer, Trump’s spokesman, said Wednesday that anyone who criticized the botched raid […]

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