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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Iran
Is Iran winning their Mideast Cold War with Saudi Arabia?

Is Iran winning their Mideast Cold War with Saudi Arabia?

By Robert Harvey | (Project Syndicate) | – – LONDON – A cold war is taking place in a very hot place. A key component […]

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African-Americans
Kurdish Women Fighting ISIL Send Solidarity to BlackLivesMatter

Kurdish Women Fighting ISIL Send Solidarity to BlackLivesMatter

TeleSur | – – “You are among the most radical voices in today’s racist, sexist, capitalist world,” the YPJ wrote to Black Lives Matter. Fighters […]

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Republican Party
Does Donald Trump win even if he loses?

Does Donald Trump win even if he loses?

By Nomi Prins with Craig Wilson | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – “Establishment: A group in a society exercising power and influence over matters […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syrian Troops foil al-Qaeda riposte in Aleppo as France warns al-Qaeda could replace ISIL

Syrian Troops foil al-Qaeda riposte in Aleppo as France warns al-Qaeda could replace ISIL

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Even as the Syrian army defeated a counter-offensive by al-Qaeda in Syria and its battlefield allies […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Clintonites in Democratic Party Back Settler Colonialism (Not a 1905 Headline)

Clintonites in Democratic Party Back Settler Colonialism (Not a 1905 Headline)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Clinton loyalists debating the Democratic Party platform have defeated an amendment that would have called […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
Why you can't explain the Iraq War without mentioning oil

Why you can’t explain the Iraq War without mentioning oil

By Bulent Gökay | (The Conversation) | – – Well before the US and UK led the invasion of Iraq, the two countries were under […]

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prison reform
White House Admits Prison spending has grown 3x as fast as Education for Decades

White House Admits Prison spending has grown 3x as fast as Education for Decades

TeleSur | – – U.S. state and local spending on prisons and jails grew at three times the rate of spending on schools over the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian mayor: West Bank water crisis worsened by decaying infrastructure

Palestinian mayor: West Bank water crisis worsened by decaying infrastructure

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An ongoing water crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory has been exacerbated by neglected infrastructure, the […]

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NATO
Obama to Send 4000 US Troops to Bolster NATO Force Against Russia 'Aggression'

Obama to Send 4000 US Troops to Bolster NATO Force Against Russia ‘Aggression’

TeleSur | – – The western military bloc has been increasing its presence and activity around Russian borders. Polish President Andrzej Duda welcomed on Friday […]

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