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We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late
Climate Crisis

We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature)In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate […]

In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

07/08/2025 By Norman Solomon

Did the US and Israeli Attack leave the Islamic Republic of Iran Stronger?

Did the US and Israeli Attack leave the Islamic Republic of Iran Stronger?

07/08/2025 By The Conversation

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Syria
The Haunting Image of a Syrian Boy Who’s Only Known War

The Haunting Image of a Syrian Boy Who’s Only Known War

TeleSur | – – The image is haunting: A boy sits silent and stone-still in an ambulance, hands resting in his lap, his feet dangling […]

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Democratic Party
Sanders: Aetna's Obamacare threat shows what Corporate Control Looks Like

Sanders: Aetna’s Obamacare threat shows what Corporate Control Looks Like

By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Aetna threatened federal government with withdrawal from Affordable Care Act if controversial merger didn’t go […]

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Saudi Arabia
Economic Damage from Civil War Costs poverty-stricken Yemen $14 Billion

Economic Damage from Civil War Costs poverty-stricken Yemen $14 Billion

TeleSur | – – The civil war in Yemen has caused a humanitarian disaster. The cost from damage to infrastructure and economic losses in Yemen’s […]

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Central Asia
Dragon Rising?  China seeks Closer military Cooperation with Syria

Dragon Rising? China seeks Closer military Cooperation with Syria

By Juan Cole | Informed Comment | – – The Arabic press is reporting that a high Chinese official on a visit to Damascus has […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israelis raze homes near Hebron, Bethlehem, Palestine, leaving 70 Palestinians homeless

Israelis raze homes near Hebron, Bethlehem, Palestine, leaving 70 Palestinians homeless

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — More than 50 Palestinians of the same extended family, including several children, were left homeless Tuesday […]

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Does this Change Everything?  Russia's first strikes on Syria from Iran Airbases

Does this Change Everything? Russia’s first strikes on Syria from Iran Airbases

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian bombers for the first time have taken off from bases in Iran to carry out […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Evangelical Lutheran Church Votes to Divest from Israeli Occupation

Evangelical Lutheran Church Votes to Divest from Israeli Occupation

by Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Occupation | IMEMC | – – On Friday, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted overwhelmingly […]

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Antisemitism
Trump and Extreme Vetting of Muslims

Trump and Extreme Vetting of Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In an attempt at a foreign policy speech in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, Donald Trump attempted […]

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Top 5 Ways Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad is a Better American than Trump

Top 5 Ways Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad is a Better American than Trump

Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American woman athlete to compete in the Olympics wearing the hijab or Muslim head-covering, is a fatal complication to Donald Trump’s […]

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