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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist

Norman Solomon

Trump and his MAGA followers are hardly going to forsake their standard mix of bigotry, anti-immigrant mania and other political toxins

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MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

11/26/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Ozymandias on the Potomac:  Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

Ozymandias on the Potomac: Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

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Woman, Life, Freedom:  Rachel, Shireen, Mahsa and Ayşenur

Woman, Life, Freedom: Rachel, Shireen, Mahsa and Ayşenur

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A few days before the invasion of Iraq by American forces under G.W.  Bush, on March 16, […]

Fariba Amini

Sudan
Sudan is Burning and Foreign Powers are Benefiting – what’s in it for the United Arab Emirates?

Sudan is Burning and Foreign Powers are Benefiting – what’s in it for the United Arab Emirates?

By May Darwich, University of Birmingham | – (The Conversation) – The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making […]

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The Armageddon Agenda:  Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the Nuclear Threat

The Armageddon Agenda: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the Nuclear Threat

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The next president of the United States, whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, will face many contentious domestic issues that have […]

Michael T. Klare

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Harris-Trump was the Worst Smack Down of a Republican Presidential Candidate since Kennedy-Nixon

Harris-Trump was the Worst Smack Down of a Republican Presidential Candidate since Kennedy-Nixon

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Vice-President Kamala Harris held Donald Trump accountable for his record as president, and his promises (actually threats) […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
The Life and Legacy of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi: A Beacon of Hope for Palestine

The Life and Legacy of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi: A Beacon of Hope for Palestine

By Elif Selin Calik | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The world of activism was shaken by the tragic news of Aysenur Ezgi […]

Middle East Monitor

United Kingdom
Wind powers a record Summer for Renewable Energy in Britain

Wind powers a record Summer for Renewable Energy in Britain

By Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Daniel L. Donaldson, University of Birmingham; and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London | – Great Britain’s electricity system (Northern […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
The Morass of U.S. Middle East Policy was visible in the Harris-Trump Debate

The Morass of U.S. Middle East Policy was visible in the Harris-Trump Debate

ABC provided a transcript of the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. I have some thoughts on the Middle East dimension: On Gaza, Harris […]

Juan Cole

International Criminal Court
ICC judges to decide on Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders: a legal Breakdown

ICC judges to decide on Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders: a legal Breakdown

By Avidan Kent, University of East Anglia | — (The Conversation) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been a […]

The Conversation

Retirement
If Trump wins, will Anyone ever be able to Afford to Retire?

If Trump wins, will Anyone ever be able to Afford to Retire?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The Washington Post headline reads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time […]

Rebecca Gordon

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