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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*
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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Medford, a city of 60,000 people in Massachusetts, voted to pass an historic ordinance to divest from […]

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

08/27/2025 By Juan Cole

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

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Did Daesh/ ISIL just hit Hamas in Gaza with Car Bombs?

Did Daesh/ ISIL just hit Hamas in Gaza with Car Bombs?

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Five car bombs targeting the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad went off in […]

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Elections
Trump Swiftboats McCain the Way W. Swiftboated John Kerry

Trump Swiftboats McCain the Way W. Swiftboated John Kerry

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The chickens of 2004 have come home to roost in the Republican Party. The Republican strategists […]

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On 'Death Road':  Women, Civilians Flee ISIL Extremists in Iraq & Syria

On ‘Death Road’: Women, Civilians Flee ISIL Extremists in Iraq & Syria

By Shalaw Mohammed | Kirkuk | (Niqash.org) – – As extremists rule harshly and coalition airstrikes hit, there’s a mass exodus of civilians out of […]

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Climate Change
Why don't we fear Climate Change as we do Nat'l Security Threats?  The Terrorism of Coal & Oil

Why don’t we fear Climate Change as we do Nat’l Security Threats? The Terrorism of Coal & Oil

The Tree | – – Intro Climate change threatens international security and its risks should be assessed the same way as those of nuclear weapons […]

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China
US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International

US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is […]

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Bahrain
Iran's Khamenei Praises Nuclear Deal, but slams US Foreign Policy

Iran’s Khamenei Praises Nuclear Deal, but slams US Foreign Policy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s clerical Leader, appeared to be attempting to mollify hard liners on Friday […]

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Climate Change
Images of Climate Change

Images of Climate Change

Gary Braasch | Scientia Productions | (Video Report) | — Images of Climate Change from Scientia Productions on Vimeo.

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Banking
The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal

The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “There’s something wrong with people’s reaction to the Iran nuclear deal. If what they’re saying […]

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Foreign Policy
Donald Trump's Secret Weapon in GOP Contest: Fox Cable "News"

Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon in GOP Contest: Fox Cable “News”

By Ben Railton | (The Conversation) | – – With the crowded roster of GOP presidential candidates set to expand to 16 with Ohio Governor […]

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