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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

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

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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Trump Threatens to Send US Army to Mexico for 'Bad Hombres'

Trump Threatens to Send US Army to Mexico for ‘Bad Hombres’

TeleSur | – – It was not clear from the excerpt who exactly Trump considered “bad hombres” — drug cartels, immigrants, or both. President Donald […]

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Israel greenlights 3,000 new settler homes hours after ‘Legalization bill’ approved

Israel greenlights 3,000 new settler homes hours after ‘Legalization bill’ approved

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli government gave its approval for the construction of more than 3,000 new illegal settlement […]

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Trump Can't Make America Great Again without Immigrants

Trump Can’t Make America Great Again without Immigrants

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In 2016, the US birthrate fell to 59.6 births per 1,000 women, the lowest ever recorded. […]

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Trump Donated $10,000 to Beit El Israeli Squatter Settlement

Trump Donated $10,000 to Beit El Israeli Squatter Settlement

IMEMC News | – – US president-elect Donald Trump made a $10,000 donation to the West Bank settlement of Beit El in 2003, Washington Post […]

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Trump sends heavier weapons to Leftist Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIL

Trump sends heavier weapons to Leftist Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIL

TeleSur | – – A Syrian militia led by the Kurdish leftist group YPG said they received armored vehicles from the U.S. military, the first […]

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The Superbowl of American Values:  Kaepernick and the Touchdown of Dissent

The Superbowl of American Values: Kaepernick and the Touchdown of Dissent

By Robert Lipsyte | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The Super Bowl is superfluous this year. Who needs a reality show about violence, domination, and sexism, […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Trump's Alt-Reality: White Terrorism against Mosque justifies Muslim Ban

Trump’s Alt-Reality: White Terrorism against Mosque justifies Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump staffer Stephen Miller, an arch-conservative, defended Trump’s Muslim ban on television Monday by pointing to […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Starbucks Plans to Hire 10,000 Refugees After Trump Travel Ban

Starbucks Plans to Hire 10,000 Refugees After Trump Travel Ban

TeleSur | – – In a letter from the CEO, Starbucks told employees it would do everything possible to support affected workers. Starbucks Corp Chief […]

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Displaced and Refugees
The Trump Effect: What will happen to 3 mn Syrian Refugees in Turkey?

The Trump Effect: What will happen to 3 mn Syrian Refugees in Turkey?

By Katharine Jones and Esra Kaytaz | (The Conversation) | – – On Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 and amid the world’s greatest refugee crisis since […]

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