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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

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Arab Spring
The Evolution of Social Media use in Mideast 5 years after the Youth Revolts

The Evolution of Social Media use in Mideast 5 years after the Youth Revolts

By Damian Radcliffe | (The Conversation) | – – In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East. Regime change in Tunisia, […]

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Democracy
Turkey's Elections no longer for Democracy but for Nationalist-Conservative Domination

Turkey’s Elections no longer for Democracy but for Nationalist-Conservative Domination

By Umit Cizre | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s readiness to circumvent elections, illustrates that promises to end the conflict were contingent […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
How to Empower the Women and Girls rescued from ISIL

How to Empower the Women and Girls rescued from ISIL

Leanne K Simpson | (The Conversation) | – – Violence against women, especially in war, is so pervasive around the world it’s often not considered […]

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Elections
Elections in Iran, a Test for the Regime

Elections in Iran, a Test for the Regime

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – Farhang Jahanpour is a former professor and dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at […]

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Archaeology
Anti-Orientalism: Artists 3-D Scan looted Egyptian treasure in German museum

Anti-Orientalism: Artists 3-D Scan looted Egyptian treasure in German museum

By Cory Doctorow | ( Boing Boing | – – Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles, an Iraqi/German artistic duo, covertly scanned a famous looted […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Great Barrier Reef Endangered:  Ocean turning Acidic from our Our Coal, Oil, Gas emissions

Great Barrier Reef Endangered: Ocean turning Acidic from our Our Coal, Oil, Gas emissions

By Mathieu Mongin, Andrew Lenton, Jennifer Skerratt & Mark Baird | (The Conversation) | – – Those of us who have been fortunate enough to […]

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Featured
Kerry warns of break up of Syria; but is that Realistic?

Kerry warns of break up of Syria; but is that Realistic?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Amid ongoing talks in Geneva around a cessation of hostilities in Syria, Secretary of State John […]

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How the US went Fascist:  Mass media Makes excuses for Trump Voters

How the US went Fascist: Mass media Makes excuses for Trump Voters

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The rise of Donald Trump to the presumptive Republican standard bearer for president in 2016 is […]

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Democratic Party
The $10 Billion Contest:   Money and the 2016 US Presidential Elections

The $10 Billion Contest: Money and the 2016 US Presidential Elections

By Jack Rasmus | ( TeleSur ) | – – Poll after public opinion poll in the US today consistently show that US voters overwhelmingly […]

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