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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

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George W. Bush Cold Open - Saturday Night Live

George W. Bush Cold Open – Saturday Night Live

Will Ferrell | (Saturday Night Live Video Spoof) | – – “President George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) announces he’s entering the presidential race and assesses […]

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Geothermal
Sell that Coal Stock: The future belongs to Wind and Solar, COP21 or No

Sell that Coal Stock: The future belongs to Wind and Solar, COP21 or No

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Historically, the transition from one energy system to another, as from wood to coal or […]

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Is the US Suddenly entering a Major new War in Iraq & Syria?

Is the US Suddenly entering a Major new War in Iraq & Syria?

Paul Rogers | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – The spreading influence of ISIS is forcing Washington into a strategic decision: escalate. Suddenly, and without almost […]

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Is Corporate Media a danger to Society?  Coverage of Trump v. Sanders

Is Corporate Media a danger to Society? Coverage of Trump v. Sanders

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – ABC World News has given one minute to Bernie Sanders this year (actually, it is just […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Can Historic climate agreement protect the world's most vulnerable people?

Can Historic climate agreement protect the world’s most vulnerable people?

The Tree | – – 195 countries reached across traditional divides today to unite behind the greatest moral challenge of our time and seal the […]

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Islam-hatred
What Islamophobia and ISIL/ Daesh have in Common:  The Political Use of Fear

What Islamophobia and ISIL/ Daesh have in Common: The Political Use of Fear

By Ian Buruma | (Project Syndicate) | – – NEW YORK – There are many roads to political disaster: greed, hubris, the charisma of the […]

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Climate Change
After the COP21 Paris Climate Accord, what we need is an Int'l Climate Court

After the COP21 Paris Climate Accord, what we need is an Int’l Climate Court

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The climate pact forged at Paris lacks real teeth and so in and of itself will […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Daesh in the Digital Realm

Daesh in the Digital Realm

By Michael Degerald | (History x ISIS) | – – In popular discussion of the Islamic State, several topics have received the vast majority of […]

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Should an al-Qaeda Ally have a seat at the Syrian Table? Al-Assad rejects talks w/ any armed Group

Should an al-Qaeda Ally have a seat at the Syrian Table? Al-Assad rejects talks w/ any armed Group

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Riyadh conference of the Syrian opposition this week included political groups but also nine armed […]

Juan Cole

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