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A Middle East without Nukes
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A Middle East without Nukes

Fariba Amini

“You can’t bomb away the knowledge”  -John Kerry Marg bar means death to… It was chanted after the hostage crisis.  Marg bar America.  Death to […]

After Mamdani Victory, Progressives Call for Primary Challenges to Democratic Establishment

After Mamdani Victory, Progressives Call for Primary Challenges to Democratic Establishment

06/26/2025 By Common Dreams

Iranian-Americans Opposed US Attack on Iran, Visa Ban: NIAC Poll

Iranian-Americans Opposed US Attack on Iran, Visa Ban: NIAC Poll

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US Airstrikes have made Hundreds of Thousands of Widows, Orphans in past 15 Yrs; GOP Pledges New level of War Crimes

US Airstrikes have made Hundreds of Thousands of Widows, Orphans in past 15 Yrs; GOP Pledges New level of War Crimes

By Mattea Kramer | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The crowd that gathered in an airplane hangar in the desert roared with excitement when the […]

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Foreign Policy
Can we trust Middle East Policy to any of these Presidential Candidates?

Can we trust Middle East Policy to any of these Presidential Candidates?

By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | – – Elections, the perennial wisdom tells us, are generally not decided by foreign policy issues. But who’s […]

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GOP Candidates up ante, Promise 4 Major Ground Wars, murder of Innocents, Large Genitalia

GOP Candidates up ante, Promise 4 Major Ground Wars, murder of Innocents, Large Genitalia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – At yet another GOP debate, there was a foreign policy section, which Fox News predictably put […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Islam:  Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?

Islam: Do you know the difference between Sunni & Shiite?

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – AJ+: “What’s The Difference Between Shia And Sunni Islam?”

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Colonialism
Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK

Syrian Refugees: Colonial Legacy & the Responsibility of France & UK

David Peduto | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian war has resurrected uncomfortable colonial legacies for France and the United Kingdom. For the French […]

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Climate Change
Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees Sew Lips As Calais Jungle is Demolished (AJ+)

Refugees sew at the Calais refugee camp in France sew their lips shut in protest of poor living conditions.

Nicholas Kolenda

Acidification of Oceans
As Coasts Flood, why isn't the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

As Coasts Flood, why isn’t the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US corporate press is letting the presidential candidates set the agenda. Occasionally someone will step […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Debunked: The GOP “Civilization Jihad" Conspiracy Theories

Debunked: The GOP “Civilization Jihad” Conspiracy Theories

Bridge | (Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown U.) |- – • Presidential candidate Ben Carson has recently peddled a conspiracy theory about […]

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Islam
Why did Nigerian Military attack Muslim Protest Movement  when violent Boko Haram is Still at Large?

Why did Nigerian Military attack Muslim Protest Movement when violent Boko Haram is Still at Large?

By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | – – On December 12-13, 2015 Nigerian security forces carried out an attack against the Islamic Movement in […]

Juan Cole

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