Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an interview with Israel’s Channel 14, Minister of Energy Eli Cohen said that “Gaza must remain in ruins for […]
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Even if Mosul is liberated, it won’t be the end of Islamic State
Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | – – After weeks of speculation about an attempt to retake the city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic […]
7 Things to Know about Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi government has announced that the campaign to take the large northern city of Mosul […]
The Jewish vote may swing key undecided counties, study says
By Daniel Parmer | (The Conversation) | – – Jews may account for roughly only 2 percent of the American adult population, but their concentration […]
Can America’s Middle Class make a Comeback?
By Munir Moon | (Informed Comment) | – – The middle class is getting crushed. But there is hope. The most common argument about the […]
N. Dakota Judge Laughs Riot Charges against Amy Goodman out of Court
TeleSur | – – A state prosecutor had sought to charge Goodman with participating in a “riot” for filming an attack on protesters. A North […]
As Winter Comes: 75,000 Palestinians in Gaza still Homeless from Israeli Airstrikes
By Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov Thursday expressed concerns […]
ISIL’s loss of Dabiq: It was never about Armageddon, but Weak States
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Albawaba has an interview with political scientist Khalid Rif`at of the Tayyiba Center for Political Studies, […]
The Vanity of the Billionaires: Circuses and no Bread
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Rome was a republic until between 40 and 27 BCE, when the generals overthrew it. Military […]
US Should Stop Making Excuses for Saudi Violations in Yemen
By Priyanka Motaparthy | ( Human Rights Watch) | – – Despite rising outrage over the bloody civilian toll in Yemen’s war, the United States […]