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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist

Norman Solomon

Trump and his MAGA followers are hardly going to forsake their standard mix of bigotry, anti-immigrant mania and other political toxins

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MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

11/26/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Ozymandias on the Potomac:  Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

Ozymandias on the Potomac: Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

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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 […]

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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) –– […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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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censorship
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 […]

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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 […]

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Gaza confronting Israeli-created Famine as Kerem Shalom Food Aid Trucks drop 80% to 24 Trucks a Day

Gaza confronting Israeli-created Famine as Kerem Shalom Food Aid Trucks drop 80% to 24 Trucks a Day

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although the United Nations has not officially declared a famine in Gaza, people living there are in no doubt about […]

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Israel killed 1.8% of Gaza's Population, Official Figures Show

Israel killed 1.8% of Gaza’s Population, Official Figures Show

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel has killed around 1.8% of Gaza’s population since 7 October amid a devastating war on the enclave, according […]

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