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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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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

Foreign Policy
5 Surprising Truths about Terrorism

5 Surprising Truths about Terrorism

By Joseph S. Nye | (Project Syndicate) | – – SAO PAULO – American politics has been captured by terrorists. In December 2015, polls showed […]

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Plutocracy
What's A Rigged Economy?   How the Rich keep you Poor

What’s A Rigged Economy? How the Rich keep you Poor

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video) | – – “Income inequality is rising and working Americans feel like they aren’t getting ahead. Welcome to the rigged […]

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Don't be fooled: Lindsey Graham & GOP Establishment just as Crazy as Trump

Don’t be fooled: Lindsey Graham & GOP Establishment just as Crazy as Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Lindsey Graham has been posing as the voice of reason in the Republican Party for the […]

Juan Cole

censorship
US Ally Saudi Arabia Sentences Atheist Tweep to 10 Years & 2,000 Lashes

US Ally Saudi Arabia Sentences Atheist Tweep to 10 Years & 2,000 Lashes

By Amira Al Hussaini | ( Global Voices ) | – – Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Twitter user to 10 years in prison in […]

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