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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Arabs Caught between Trump and ISIL:  Casino Capitalism driving backward Identity Politics Worldwide

Arabs Caught between Trump and ISIL: Casino Capitalism driving backward Identity Politics Worldwide

Maged Mandour | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – Backwards looking politics is a malaise affecting both the west and east. It breeds violence as global […]

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Climate Change
It's the CO2, Stupid!:  2015 'by far' Hottest Year on Record & New Torrid Normal

It’s the CO2, Stupid!: 2015 ‘by far’ Hottest Year on Record & New Torrid Normal

By Janette Lindesay and Mark Howden | (The Conversation) | – – It’s official: 2015 was the hottest year on record. The US-based National Oceanic […]

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No, Gov. Snyder, Flint's water wasn't poisoned by "Government": It was by your Appointee

No, Gov. Snyder, Flint’s water wasn’t poisoned by “Government”: It was by your Appointee

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Perhaps it is inevitable but it is a shame that some people are gaming out how […]

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Republican Party
British Parliament Debates ban on Donald Trump:  "He is a Wazzock!"

British Parliament Debates ban on Donald Trump: “He is a Wazzock!”

AJ+ | (Video Report) – – “Members of the UK Parliament debated whether or not to let Donald Trump into their country after a petition […]

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Arms Sales
US Response to Saudi Wars & Human Rights Violations?  $49 Bn. in new Arms Sales

US Response to Saudi Wars & Human Rights Violations? $49 Bn. in new Arms Sales

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The West continues its strong political and military support to one […]

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Climate Change
The Real Zombie Apocalypse:  Climate Change

The Real Zombie Apocalypse: Climate Change

Bill McKibben | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – When I was a kid, I was creepily fascinated by the wrongheaded idea, current in my grade school, […]

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African-Americans
Palin for Trump:  'Political Correctness' (anti-racism) is a Suicide Bomb Vest

Palin for Trump: ‘Political Correctness’ (anti-racism) is a Suicide Bomb Vest

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The term “political correctness” has a long and varying history, but what do Donald Trump and […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Human Rights Watch:  Businesses must cut off Israeli squatter settlements

Human Rights Watch: Businesses must cut off Israeli squatter settlements

Human Rights Watch | – – (Jerusalem) – Businesses should stop operating in, financing, servicing, or trading with Israeli settlements in order to comply with […]

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Campaign Finance
GOP Billionaires Complain Super-Pacs aren’t Buying Election Effectively

GOP Billionaires Complain Super-Pacs aren’t Buying Election Effectively

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Republican billionaires are used to being able to buy elections, and are now crying […]

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