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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:18

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:18

10/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

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Turkish Gov't arrests 15 Opposition MPs in Further Descent into Dictatorship

Turkish Gov’t arrests 15 Opposition MPs in Further Descent into Dictatorship

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Turkish government has detained 11 members of parliament from the leftist, feminist and pro-Kurdish Peoples’ […]

Juan Cole

National Security State
How we gave up the Freedoms the Greatest Generation Fought & Died For

How we gave up the Freedoms the Greatest Generation Fought & Died For

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – To say that this is the election from hell is to insult hell. There’s been nothing like […]

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Far Right
The Trump Golem Runs Amok

The Trump Golem Runs Amok

By Shalom Goldman | ( Patheos.com ) | – – A year ago, as U.S citizens of both political parties were developing a fascination with […]

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Arab Americans
Are Arabs White?

Are Arabs White?

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Vidoe Report) | – – “White” – without the privilege. Arab-Americans are ready to check their own box on the U.S. […]

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Democratic Party
Alt-Right Fever Swamp or 1st liberal Supreme Court in a Generation?

Alt-Right Fever Swamp or 1st liberal Supreme Court in a Generation?

By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – The U.S. presidential election continues to grind agonizingly to its conclusion. Maybe you haven’t noticed, […]

Juan Cole

Culture
Hasan Minhaj on New Brown America and His Superpowers

Hasan Minhaj on New Brown America and His Superpowers

Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell interview Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj on their podcast Politically Re-Active.

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Authoritarianism
Save America from Trump to fix America, or, Did your Mother Drop you on Your Head?

Save America from Trump to fix America, or, Did your Mother Drop you on Your Head?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When I trained as a lifeguard they warned us that you have to be very careful […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Struggle Of Palestinian Olive Farmers Under Israeli Occupation

The Struggle Of Palestinian Olive Farmers Under Israeli Occupation

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “These Palestinians can only access their land for a couple of days per year. This is how […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Civilians in both Aleppos are Hurting

Civilians in both Aleppos are Hurting

By Hadeel al-Shalchi | (Human Rights Watch) | – – The small child cries hysterically on the hospital bed, covered in dust and blood. The […]

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