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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide
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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This year 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the “American War.”  The […]

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“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

10/31/2025 By Juan Cole

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

10/31/2025 By Hugh J. Curran

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As 700 Die in Pakistan from Extreme Heat, Pakistanis Deny Climate Change

As 700 Die in Pakistan from Extreme Heat, Pakistanis Deny Climate Change

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Pakistan is in the midst of an extreme heat wave with highs around 110 degrees F., […]

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African-Americans
Is the Confederate flag unconstitutional?

Is the Confederate flag unconstitutional?

By Alfred L Brophy | (The Conversation) | – The tragedy in Charleston has revived the movement to take the Confederate battle flag from the […]

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racism
Dear GOP: Play the Angry White Man card Enough & you might attract Racist Donors

Dear GOP: Play the Angry White Man card Enough & you might attract Racist Donors

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “The leader of a rightwing group that Dylann Roof allegedly credits with helping to radicalise […]

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Banking
The Would-be Bush Trifecta, Brought to you by the Family Bankers

The Would-be Bush Trifecta, Brought to you by the Family Bankers

By Nomi Prins | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece has been adapted and updated by Nomi Prins from her book All the Presidents’ Bankers: The […]

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Iran
Iranians pin Hopes on success of Kerry-Zarif Nuclear Negotiations

Iranians pin Hopes on success of Kerry-Zarif Nuclear Negotiations

By William O. Beeman | (Informed Comment) | – – I have just returned from a three-week trip in Iran in which I interviewed hundreds […]

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African-Americans
What South Carolina needs to do for Racial equality (taking down the flag is just symbolic)

What South Carolina needs to do for Racial equality (taking down the flag is just symbolic)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – Governor Nikki Haley announced on Monday that she would attempt to remove the Confederate flag from the […]

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Hamas
Selling the Gaza Assault:  Israel's Self-Inquiry is Self-Serving

Selling the Gaza Assault: Israel’s Self-Inquiry is Self-Serving

John Hickman | (Informed Comment) | – – The document titled “The 2014 Gaza Conflict, 7 July – 26 August 2014: Factual and Legal Aspects” […]

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Barack Obama
Wife of Israeli Cabinet member tweets Racist Obama Joke, had called for Innocent Palestinians to be Punished

Wife of Israeli Cabinet member tweets Racist Obama Joke, had called for Innocent Palestinians to be Punished

Nik Zecevic and Margaret Howell | (TheLipTV News Video) |- – “A racist joke about President Obama posted on Twitter by Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes, the […]

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Authoritarianism
Democracy in retreat in Half the 193 UN Member States

Democracy in retreat in Half the 193 UN Member States

By Thalif Deen | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Democracy is on the retreat and authoritarianism is on the rise in more than 96 […]

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