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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Arab Spring

Despite Risks, Egypt’s Cartoonists Take on increasingly Authoritarian Regime of al-Sisi

By Mohamed Hassan | ( Global Voices ) | – – Cartoonist Islam Gawish. Photograph from his Facebook page. Photograph by Mostafa Darwish. Less than […]

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Russia
The Costs That Come With Russia’s Gains In Syria

The Costs That Come With Russia’s Gains In Syria

Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/RL | – – With Russia's monthslong air campaign in Syria now focused on a key rebel stronghold, Moscow can claim […]

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Latinos
Do Latinos really view Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as their Leaders?

Do Latinos really view Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as their Leaders?

By Adriana Maestas | TeleSur | – – The problem with promoting Cruz and Rubio as “Latino leaders” is that they have turned their backs […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel:  Former official Labeled Traitor for backing Vets Denouncing Occupation

Israel: Former official Labeled Traitor for backing Vets Denouncing Occupation

By IMEMC | – – Former Israeli FM Director Vilified for Support of “Breaking the Silence” Attendees of an Israeli Knesset Education Committee meeting, on […]

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Israel/ Palestine
A Bizarre Argument From a Conservative Israeli Lawmaker Against Palestinian Statehood

A Bizarre Argument From a Conservative Israeli Lawmaker Against Palestinian Statehood

Apparently, no ‘P’ means no state.

Nicholas Kolenda

Bernie Sanders
Clinton and Sanders on Mideast War and Kissinger's Legacy (PBS Debate)

Clinton and Sanders on Mideast War and Kissinger’s Legacy (PBS Debate)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Both the Middle East conflicts and the ghost of the Vietnam War haunted the PBS Democratic […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Is our Military-Industrial Complex a Fat Spoiled Brat?

Is our Military-Industrial Complex a Fat Spoiled Brat?

By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – The word “affluenza” is much in vogue. Lately, it’s been linked to a Texas teenager, […]

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Iran
Russia and Iran are allied in Syria – but are they as close as they seem?

Russia and Iran are allied in Syria – but are they as close as they seem?

Marzieh Kouhi-Esfahani | ( The Conversation | – – After years of isolation, Iran is slowly coming back in from the cold after the deal […]

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Russia
Russia Warns of 'World War' as Saudi Plans Syria Intervention

Russia Warns of ‘World War’ as Saudi Plans Syria Intervention

TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia’s decision to send troops to Syria is “final” and “irreversible,” Saudi military spokesman Ahmed Al-Assiri told reporters Thursday evening […]

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