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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

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If Trump moves US Embassy to Jerusalem, all Hell will Break Loose

If Trump moves US Embassy to Jerusalem, all Hell will Break Loose

By Phyllis Bennis | (Institute for Policy Studies) | – – If the U.S. goes ahead with the GOP plan, says Phyllis Bennis, “all bets […]

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National Security State
Last Year the US Dropped 26,171 Bombs on 7 Muslim-Majority Countries

Last Year the US Dropped 26,171 Bombs on 7 Muslim-Majority Countries

TeleSur | – – The countries include Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan. In the waning days of the Obama administration, new research […]

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Climate Change
Climate Activists fear Tillerson,  Call him Out for Lying About Warming During Hearing

Climate Activists fear Tillerson, Call him Out for Lying About Warming During Hearing

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – ‘Listening to his hearing, it would be easier to conclude Tillerson is under […]

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US Foreign Policy
Informed Comment Fundraiser Success- with Profound thanks

Informed Comment Fundraiser Success- with Profound thanks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Many, many thanks to everyone who contributed during the annual IC Fundraiser! I’m bowled over by […]

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Central Asia
For Russian hold on Trump, follow the Money, not the Sex tapes

For Russian hold on Trump, follow the Money, not the Sex tapes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Buzzfeed has published the unverified allegations by a former MI6 analyst with good Russian contacts, contained […]

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Bill of Rights
A Living Wage & a Right to Live: Resisting a government of Generals and Billionaires

A Living Wage & a Right to Live: Resisting a government of Generals and Billionaires

San Francisco ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Many of the folks I know are getting ready to play serious defense in 2017, and they’re not wrong. […]

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Dissent
As Trump guns for Iran Deal, can its Reformists survive death of Hashemi-Rafsanjani?

As Trump guns for Iran Deal, can its Reformists survive death of Hashemi-Rafsanjani?

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Informed Comment) | – – Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani’s death on Sunday January 8 in Tehran at the age of 82 marks […]

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art and photography
Understanding Islam means understanding its and our Multiculturalism

Understanding Islam means understanding its and our Multiculturalism

Kishwar Rizvi | (The Conversation) | – – There has been much misinformation about Islam. Reports in Western media tend to perpetuate stereotypes that Islam […]

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African-Americans
Obama's Farewell Address:  Racial Discrimination a Challenge Ahead

Obama’s Farewell Address: Racial Discrimination a Challenge Ahead

NBC | (Video Report) | – – “As President Barack Obama’s time in office comes to a close, he delivers his Farewell Address from Chicago.” […]

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