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The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat
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The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat

Juan Cole

As it turns out the high-tech sector that has produced so many billionaires isn’t pro-environment; instead simply pro-billionaire

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“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

11/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

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Ultra-Orthodox Threaten to Bolt Netanyahu's Government over Prayer at the Temple Mount

Ultra-Orthodox Threaten to Bolt Netanyahu’s Government over Prayer at the Temple Mount

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Times of Israel reported that a schism is brewing on the Israeli right wing. The Ultra-Orthodox object to Jews […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Sadism as a Tool of War in Gaza

Sadism as a Tool of War in Gaza

By Samah Jabr | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Prisoners have recounted being paraded before the Israeli public in cages, being spat at […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
3 Years after the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan is a broken country facing problems of Terrorism Again

3 Years after the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan is a broken country facing problems of Terrorism Again

By Amin Saikal, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s […]

The Conversation

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Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine – Elastic Empire

Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine – Elastic Empire

Review of Lisa Bhungalia, “Elastic Empire: Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine” (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Donald Trump
How Rupert Murdoch helped create a Monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost Control of it

How Rupert Murdoch helped create a Monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost Control of it

By Rodney Tiffen, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – You can’t help but feel sorry for Rupert Murdoch. In Mary Shelley’s famous novel, […]

The Conversation

Solar Energy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar is a Bad Omen for the Country

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar is a Bad Omen for the Country

( Tomdispatch.com ) – California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be taking climate change seriously, at least when he’s in front of a microphone and […]

Joshua Frank

Israel/ Palestine
Florida Universities ordered to Scrutinize Course Materials for Criticisms of Israel ("Antisemitism")

Florida Universities ordered to Scrutinize Course Materials for Criticisms of Israel (“Antisemitism”)

By Jay Waagmeester | – ( Florida Phoenix ) – Florida university presidents have been instructed to scan their syllabi for material deemed antisemitic or […]

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Did Turkey Ban Instagram over Shadowbanning Palestine? Why did it Lift the Ban?

Did Turkey Ban Instagram over Shadowbanning Palestine? Why did it Lift the Ban?

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – On August 2, Turkey blocked Instagram, the country’s most popular social network. Although Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Human Rights
Gaza war: 75 years after signing of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian school shows their limitations

Gaza war: 75 years after signing of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian school shows their limitations

By Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, University of Bristol | – (The Conversation) – Gaza is reeling after a missile strike launched by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) targeted […]

The Conversation

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