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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

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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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Economy
Jeb Bush Thinks You Don’t Work Hard Enough

Jeb Bush Thinks You Don’t Work Hard Enough

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “Jeb Bush has an interesting idea on how to boost economic growth: people should just […]

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Iraq: As Battle Royale to take Falluja from Daesh/ ISIL Looms, Fears for Civilians

Iraq: As Battle Royale to take Falluja from Daesh/ ISIL Looms, Fears for Civilians

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Falluja is surrounded and under siege by the Iraqi Army and its Shiite militia auxiliaries, as […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home

While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home

By Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the primary threat to the kingdom’s […]

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Bashar al-Assad
4 Million Syrian Displaced Abroad: ‘Biggest Refugee Population From a Single Conflict in a Generation’

4 Million Syrian Displaced Abroad: ‘Biggest Refugee Population From a Single Conflict in a Generation’

By Kanya D’Almeida | – – UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – Barely 10 months ago, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said the refugee population from […]

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Hamas
What is terrorism? The Charleston massacre and Palestinian resistance

What is terrorism? The Charleston massacre and Palestinian resistance

By Heike Schotten | (Ma’an News Agency) | – Well before the advent of the US “War on Terror,” Edward Said wrote: “As a word […]

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Climate Change
Dirty Energy vs. Clean Power  The Past Battles the Future at Seneca Lake

Dirty Energy vs. Clean Power The Past Battles the Future at Seneca Lake

By Ellen Cantarow | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Let’s amend the famous line from Joni Mitchell’s “Yellow Taxi” to fit this moment in the Finger […]

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African-Americans
South Carolina removes the Physical Flag: Can it remove the Spiritual Illness of Racial Discrimination?

South Carolina removes the Physical Flag: Can it remove the Spiritual Illness of Racial Discrimination?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The South Carolina legislature has voted to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the […]

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