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

“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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Saudi Arabia 'Ready' to send Thousands of Ground Troops to Syria

Saudi Arabia ‘Ready’ to send Thousands of Ground Troops to Syria

TeleSur | – – The Saudi military said it is ready to contribute thousands of troops to Syria as part of the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State […]

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Barack Obama
Obama Condemns hatred of Muslim-Americans, Affirms their Importance to Nation

Obama Condemns hatred of Muslim-Americans, Affirms their Importance to Nation

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama spoke Wednesday at a Baltimore mosque in an explicit pushback against the hatred for […]

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Poll: Most Americans Want Redistribution Of Wealth

Poll: Most Americans Want Redistribution Of Wealth

Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Now that Bernie Sanders knows that people will show up and […]

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Bernie Sanders
Let’s Talk About Bernie Sanders and the Middle East

Let’s Talk About Bernie Sanders and the Middle East

By Derek Davison | Lobelog | Foreign Politicy in Focus | – – On foreign policy, the Vermont independent’s “political revolution” hasn’t done much to […]

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Foreign Policy
Pentagon, running out of Smart Bombs, will Double anti-ISIL Budget

Pentagon, running out of Smart Bombs, will Double anti-ISIL Budget

TeleSur | – – Despite the deep social and economic issues President Barack Obama is confronted with, military expenditure was conceived as a priority. The […]

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Health
Israel Continues to Spray Crop-killing Chemicals on Gaza Farmlands; Cancer Fears

Israel Continues to Spray Crop-killing Chemicals on Gaza Farmlands; Cancer Fears

By IMEMC | – – Israeli planes have reportedly sprayed chemical substances on farmlands across the besieged Gaza Strip, killing off the crops in the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gazans Are Struggling to Stay Warm This Winter (AJ+)

Gazans Are Struggling to Stay Warm This Winter (AJ+)

Al Jazeera+ gives viewers a look into the daily lives of people living in the Gaza Strip…

Nicholas Kolenda

Bernie Sanders
Is the future Socialist?  Bernie Sanders swept 84% of the Youth Vote in Iowa

Is the future Socialist? Bernie Sanders swept 84% of the Youth Vote in Iowa

TeleSur | – – Sanders captured the youth vote in Iowa. However, youth voter turnout was down 4 percent from when President Barack Obama ran […]

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The Final Breakup of Iraq?  Barzani calls for Kurdistan Referendum

The Final Breakup of Iraq? Barzani calls for Kurdistan Referendum

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, has called for an immediate non-binding referendum […]

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