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Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness
Authoritarianism

Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of Independence has been made a dead letter by the Trump regime as we celebrate the 249th anniversary […]

Paris: Legal Complaint filed against French-Israeli Snipers over Killings of Civilians in Gaza

Paris: Legal Complaint filed against French-Israeli Snipers over Killings of Civilians in Gaza

07/03/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Who’s the most American? Psychological Studies show a Bias toward White English-Speakers

Who’s the most American? Psychological Studies show a Bias toward White English-Speakers

07/03/2025 By The Conversation

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Sadiq Khan and Trump:  Why KKK Donald's values are Unacceptable

Sadiq Khan and Trump: Why KKK Donald’s values are Unacceptable

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The charismatic young mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling out Donald Trump for his bigotry […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Can Europe compete with China in post-Sanction Iran?  Will the US Let it?

Can Europe compete with China in post-Sanction Iran? Will the US Let it?

By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | – – The cake is quite big, but everyone wants a slice. Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, visited […]

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Desertification
Can Leonardo DiCaprio save Iran's incredible shrinking Lake Urmia?

Can Leonardo DiCaprio save Iran’s incredible shrinking Lake Urmia?

By Tori Egherman | ( Globalvoices.org ) | – – In one “regram,” American actor Leonardo DiCaprio has brought a flood of attention to Iran's […]

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al-Qaeda
Al-Zawahiri Supports Syrian al-Qaeda, calls for more global Volunteers

Al-Zawahiri Supports Syrian al-Qaeda, calls for more global Volunteers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Al-Qaeda central leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, a mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Human Rights Watch | – – End Production, Transfer of These Banned Weapons (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia has used US-made cluster munitions near civilian […]

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Economy
Chomsky:  Who Rules the World?  (Hint: Not States any more)

Chomsky: Who Rules the World? (Hint: Not States any more)

By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece, the first of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules […]

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journalism
Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)

Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)

By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Is Turkish PM's forced exit a Harbinger of greater Authoritarianism?

Is Turkish PM’s forced exit a Harbinger of greater Authoritarianism?

By Winston Obertan | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | – – Turkey's Prime Minister of nearly two years Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced his intention to quit […]

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Top 4 Reasons Iran will stand by Syrian gov't despite High Casualties

Top 4 Reasons Iran will stand by Syrian gov’t despite High Casualties

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Saturday, Iran announced that 13 members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps had been killed and […]

Juan Cole

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