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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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Ghosts of King George III:  Top 5 Things that threaten American Independence Today

Ghosts of King George III: Top 5 Things that threaten American Independence Today

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The things that irked the residents of the Thirteen Colonies about British rule have reemerged from […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Yemen Is Starving, and We’re Partly to Blame

Yemen Is Starving, and We’re Partly to Blame

By Chris Toensing | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – 80 percent of people in the Arab world’s poorest country are in danger of […]

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Apartheid
Syrian Refugees Face Hunger Amidst Humanitarian Funding Crisis

Syrian Refugees Face Hunger Amidst Humanitarian Funding Crisis

By Zhai Yun Tan | (Inter Press Service) | – – WASHINGTON (IPS) – The United Nations’ food aid organisation, the World Food Programme (WFP), […]

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Acidification of Oceans
If World Refuses to Act on Carbon, Oceans Doomed to 'Irreversible' Damage

If World Refuses to Act on Carbon, Oceans Doomed to ‘Irreversible’ Damage

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) New study warns, ‘any new global climate agreement that does not minimize the impacts on the ocean will […]

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Civil Rights
Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised for the 2010s: Your Fourth of July is invasions and wars. My Fourth of July is […]

Juan Cole

Green Transportation
The Future of Flying:  Purely Solar-Powered Plane lands in Hawaii after taking off from Japan

The Future of Flying: Purely Solar-Powered Plane lands in Hawaii after taking off from Japan

Euronews | (Video Report) | – – “A solar powered plane has successfully completed a record-breaking five-day nonstop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean. The […]

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Corruption
Iraq's Displaced People are Selling Body Parts For Food

Iraq’s Displaced People are Selling Body Parts For Food

Niqash.org | Sulaymaniyah | – – “Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan suspect that displaced people are selling their kidneys to feed their families. Problem is, they […]

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Apartheid
Funding For Desperate Palestinian Refugees Under Threat

Funding For Desperate Palestinian Refugees Under Threat

By Mel Frykberg | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness, who says that unless someone steps in to alleviate the financial […]

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censorship
Egypt's Draconian new anti-Terrorism Law threatens freedom of speech, Democracy

Egypt’s Draconian new anti-Terrorism Law threatens freedom of speech, Democracy

Euronews | (Video Report) | – – “Egypt launched airstrikes on Islamist militant targets in the Sinai peninsula killing 23 fighters, the offensive comes a […]

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