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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60
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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60

F. Douglas Stephenson

Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Sixty years ago, July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, former […]

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

08/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

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Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

By Susan Lee | (The Conversation) | – – Ten years ago in the United Arab Emirates, a new settlement was started from scratch, with […]

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Environmentalism
Native American Rights and Health versus Pipeline Cowboys

Native American Rights and Health versus Pipeline Cowboys

By Chip Ward | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Americans who don’t live in the West may think that the historic clash of Native […]

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Obama:  End terrorism like that in New York by Destroying ISIL in Mosul, Iraq

Obama: End terrorism like that in New York by Destroying ISIL in Mosul, Iraq

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama met yesterday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi and discussed the coming campaign to […]

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Arab Americans
Mr. Robot's Rami Malek: First Minority Awardee for Best Actor in a Drama in 18 Years

Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek: First Minority Awardee for Best Actor in a Drama in 18 Years

TeleSur | – – It took nearly two decades, but the the first [minority] actor to win an Emmy for the role of Best Actor […]

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Russia
Syria:  Are Russo-Iranian and US-Saudi interests converging enough for a Ceasefire?

Syria: Are Russo-Iranian and US-Saudi interests converging enough for a Ceasefire?

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) The Syrian civil war is now in its sixth year, with occasional ceasefire deals made and violated by the […]

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Islam-hatred
Can Education for Tolerance help Muslim-Christian Relations in Europe?

Can Education for Tolerance help Muslim-Christian Relations in Europe?

By Rose Delaney | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME, Sep 19 2016 (IPS) – Although 20 million Muslims reside in Western Europe, establishing […]

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Environment
5 Signs that Wind Power in the US is suddenly going Massive

5 Signs that Wind Power in the US is suddenly going Massive

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iowa Utility Board has approved a $3 bn. MidAmerica wind farm project which will be […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Can Palestinians fight their Displacement with Oral History?

Can Palestinians fight their Displacement with Oral History?

By Thayer Hastings | (Al-Shabaka) | Ma’an News Agency | – – Oral history has a long precedent in Arab and Palestinian culture that stems […]

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Islam
The myth and history of Sunni-Shia divide

The myth and history of Sunni-Shia divide

By Amir Ahmadi Arian | ( OpenDemocracy ) | – – Sunnis and Shias have lived together in peace for centuries, and up to the […]

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