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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?

Could a post-Scalia court restore Campaign Finance Sanity & pull back from Plutocracy?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – There is no guarantee that the successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia will be a […]

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Foreign Policy
Will Obama Sign Israel Trade Bill regularizing Colonies in Palestine, Discouraging BDS?

Will Obama Sign Israel Trade Bill regularizing Colonies in Palestine, Discouraging BDS?

By IMEMC | – – US President Barack Obama reportedly intends to sign a sweeping trade agreement which includes provisions that fail to differentiate between […]

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African-Americans
The Day Beyoncé Turned Black - SNL

The Day Beyoncé Turned Black – SNL

Saturday Night Live | (Video satire) | – – “It’s the day white people never saw coming: when Beyoncé turned black.” Saturday Night Live: ” […]

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Kurds
Has the Turkish-Saudi direct Military Intervention in Syria Begun?

Has the Turkish-Saudi direct Military Intervention in Syria Begun?

London (Informed Comment) – The news that Turkey has begun military strikes against the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) militia inside Syria marks an ominous […]

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GOP Robo Speech: It isn’t Just Rubio (Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World ) | – – Via Jamiol’s World See Jamiol’s second book, on what America is not

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Iran
Is Iran the most Stable Country in the Mideast 37 Years after its Revolution?

Is Iran the most Stable Country in the Mideast 37 Years after its Revolution?

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Palestine
Palestinian Refugees in Syria, besieged by ISIL, receive critical UN Aid at Last amid Faltering Ceasefire

Palestinian Refugees in Syria, besieged by ISIL, receive critical UN Aid at Last amid Faltering Ceasefire

TeleSur | – – Humanitarian aid has reached refugees in the Syrian town of Yarmouk, on the outskirts of Damascus, for the first time in […]

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Top 5 Scalia Rulings that helped Progressives

Top 5 Scalia Rulings that helped Progressives

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Justice Antonin Scalia died in Texas on Saturday. IC sends condolences to his family. Scalia is […]

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GOP Candidates' Sick, Illegal, Fixation on Torture

GOP Candidates’ Sick, Illegal, Fixation on Torture

By John Kiriakou | (Otherwords.org) | – – GOP presidential candidates are endorsing torture, again. For anyone who cares deeply about being informed, watching Republican […]

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