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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: 'We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them"

SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: ‘We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them”

NBC | (Saturday Night Live) | – – “Jake Tapper (Beck Bennett) covers the outcome of Super Tuesday, including Donald Trump (Darrell Hammond) and Hillary […]

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Far Right
The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?

The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?

By: Paul Street | ( TeleSur | – – In a recent column opinion writer Roger Cohen notes that “Europe is alarmed by America’s’ embrace […]

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Arab Spring
Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?

Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?

By Mark Engler and Paul Engler | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Bernie Sanders’s insurgent presidential campaign has opened up a debate about how social […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists

Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists

IMEMC | (Via Alternative Information Center) – – Adalah unpacks 10 Israeli laws and bills with provisions liable to harm Palestinians and those who defend […]

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The Middle East reacts to Trump: 'Strange Candidates' with 'Weird Beliefs' & anti-Muslim Pogroms

The Middle East reacts to Trump: ‘Strange Candidates’ with ‘Weird Beliefs’ & anti-Muslim Pogroms

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The meltdown of the US Republican Party is an unlovely sight inside the country, but what […]

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censorship
'A dark day for Turkish democracy': violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

Euronews | (Video News Report) – – “The country’s “top-selling newspaper reopened on Saturday”following a state takeover and police raid. But the staff has experienced […]

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Republican Party
Why did Ted Cruz win Saturday?  Is this a Turning point against Trump?

Why did Ted Cruz win Saturday? Is this a Turning point against Trump?

Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Ted Cruz has won Kansas and Maine. Can he […]

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Islam-hatred
The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine

The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine

TeleSur | – – Researchers say they were shocked to learn that Islam receives more negative coverage than cancer.  The New York Times portrays Islam and Muslims […]

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Climate Change
Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians

Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians

By James Crisp | EurActiv.com | – – Climate change will kill more Italians and Greeks than Syrians in 2050, as soaring temperatures destroy crops […]

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