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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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How Black Lives Matter is making Bernie Sanders a better candidate

How Black Lives Matter is making Bernie Sanders a better candidate

By Kate Aronoff | ( Waging Nonviolence) If you spent any time in the progressive blogosphere this past week and a half, chances are that […]

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Authoritarianism
Egypt’s “Terrorism” Law Violates “Fundamental Freedoms”

Egypt’s “Terrorism” Law Violates “Fundamental Freedoms”

By Kitty Stapp | (Inter Press Service) | – – NEW YORK (IPS) – Egyptian authorities are already holding a record number of journalists behind […]

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First Time at the Rodeo?  (Political Cartoon)

First Time at the Rodeo? (Political Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | (Jamiol’s World) | – Via Jamiol’s World

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Authoritarianism
The Long Knives Come out in Baghdad

The Long Knives Come out in Baghdad

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In principle, the idea of streamlining the Iraqi government and making it more efficient is a […]

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Apartheid
Gaza: Managing the Disaster isn't Enough; not one of 11,000 buildings repaired

Gaza: Managing the Disaster isn’t Enough; not one of 11,000 buildings repaired

By Charlie Hoyle | (Inter Press Service) | – – The rubble of twisted concrete and metal bakes in the hot Mediterranean sun of a […]

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Climate Change
California at the Cutting Edge of our new Mega-Drought Normal

California at the Cutting Edge of our new Mega-Drought Normal

By William deBuys | ( Tomdispatch.com) – – Long ago, I lived in a cheap flat in San Francisco and worked as the lone straight […]

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Climate Change
Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?

Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?

By Nicole Jewell | (Fix.com) | – – Renewable energy has come a long way in a relatively short time. But there are still many […]

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al-Qaeda
Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?

Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?

By Hakim Khatib | ( Your Middle East ) – – War in Syria The Syrian upheaval has, increasingly, been fixed in a religious framework […]

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New Poll: only 1 in 4 in US want more American involvement abroad; Cuba & Iran lower on List

New Poll: only 1 in 4 in US want more American involvement abroad; Cuba & Iran lower on List

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – A new NORC/ AP poll, done before the Iran deal was announced by President Obama, shows how […]

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