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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

08/27/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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The Unbearable Heaviness of the Drone Cowboy

The Unbearable Heaviness of the Drone Cowboy

By Pratap Chatterjee | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The myth of the lone drone warrior is now well established and threatens to become as enduring […]

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Egypt
Egypt: ISIL claims Massive Blast at Italian Consulate that Kills 1, wounds 4

Egypt: ISIL claims Massive Blast at Italian Consulate that Kills 1, wounds 4

Times of India | (Video Report) | – – “At least one person was killed and four others injured today in a powerful explosion outside […]

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Barack Obama
GOP attacks USA Clean Power Plan, again seceding from reality-based community

GOP attacks USA Clean Power Plan, again seceding from reality-based community

The Tree | – – Republicans in the US Senate and Governor’s offices continue to lampoon the Obama administration’s plans addressing climate change despite facts […]

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Children
For Gaza Children, Returning to School reminder of Dead, Wounded Classmates

For Gaza Children, Returning to School reminder of Dead, Wounded Classmates

Fred Abrahams | (Human Rights Watch) | — The fighting began one year ago and lasted for 51 days. In Gaza, Israeli attacks from land, […]

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Druze
How the Washington Post got Taken in by Syria’s Taliban

How the Washington Post got Taken in by Syria’s Taliban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Making alliances of convenience is a perennial temptation in Washington, where policy-makers often have more ambition than ethics or […]

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Culture
Omar Sharif didn't have to Play a Terrorist

Omar Sharif didn’t have to Play a Terrorist

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Omar Sharif is dead at 83. Born Michel Chalhoub in Alexandria to Lebanese Christian parents in […]

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Apartheid
Israel to Destroy Homes of 40 Bedouin Families

Israel to Destroy Homes of 40 Bedouin Families

By IMEMC | – – Israeli administration has delivered notices for the demolition of dozens of makeshift Bedouin homes of Abu Nawar village, east of […]

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Iraq War
George W. Bush Started War, then Charged $100,000 to Help US Veterans Charity

George W. Bush Started War, then Charged $100,000 to Help US Veterans Charity

Brian Ross | (ABC News Video) | – – ““It’s not right,” says wounded Marine hero.” ABC News: “George W. Bush Charged $100,000 to Help […]

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Climate Change
Ten Easy Steps to save the World: 96% of needed CO2 Emissions Reduction Possible by 2030

Ten Easy Steps to save the World: 96% of needed CO2 Emissions Reduction Possible by 2030

By Kitty Stapp | (Inter Press Service) | – – NEW YORK (IPS) – Up to 96 percent of the emissions reductions needed by 2030 […]

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