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When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Speaking an old American Language
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When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Speaking an old American Language

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign ad in quite passable colloquial Arabic for the some 180,000 Arab residents of […]

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How Zohran Mamdani is the Future: Affordability and the Dignity of Working People

How Zohran Mamdani is the Future: Affordability and the Dignity of Working People

11/03/2025 By Tomdispatch

Lasting Peace and Recovery in Gaza depends on local Participation, not just Ceasefires

Lasting Peace and Recovery in Gaza depends on local Participation, not just Ceasefires

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No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran isn't trying to Take over the world & it isn't ISIL

No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran isn’t trying to Take over the world & it isn’t ISIL

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanahu charged last week that Iran was the major sponsor of terrorism […]

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Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war

Gaza breakdancers perform to express themselves against war

Lizzie Phelan | (RT Video Report) | – – “It’s a year and a day since Israel unleashed a devastating 7-week bombing campaign in Gaza […]

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Iran Deal can only Succeed with the Support of Civil Society

Iran Deal can only Succeed with the Support of Civil Society

By John Robert Kelley | ( Euractiv) | – – . . . [T]he key to success in the Iran nuclear deal lies in its […]

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Why did the US fail in Iraq?  Roots of American Overstretch

Why did the US fail in Iraq? Roots of American Overstretch

By William Polk | (Informed Comment) | – – In The Financial Times of April 23, 2015, Philip Stephens begins a perceptive article with the […]

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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: 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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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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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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