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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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End of Sykes-Picot:  Is Independence for Iraqi Kurdistan a Decade Away?

End of Sykes-Picot: Is Independence for Iraqi Kurdistan a Decade Away?

Niqash.org | Sulaymaniyah | – – As Iraqis and Syrians fight, Kurds are holding elections and drafting laws. After Kurds also won in Turkish elections, […]

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Economy
From Iran:  Sanctions help the Hardliners

From Iran: Sanctions help the Hardliners

William Beeman | (Informed Comment) | – – Bill Beeman writes from Iran: I am continuing my trip through Iran traveling from Yazd to Isfahan […]

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Barack Obama
Down the Iraqi Rabbit Hole (Again):  Washington in Wonderland

Down the Iraqi Rabbit Hole (Again): Washington in Wonderland

By Andrew J. Bacevich | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – There is a peculiar form of insanity in which a veneer of rationality distracts attention from […]

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African-Americans
Another White non-Terrorist Kills 9, Makes Bomb Threats

Another White non-Terrorist Kills 9, Makes Bomb Threats

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Update: Suspected shooter Dylann Roof has been apprehended. He had a gun with him at the […]

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Christianity
Why Conservatives fear Pope's Climate Letter:  A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market

Why Conservatives fear Pope’s Climate Letter: A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market

Steffen Böhm | (The Conversation) | – – What makes Pope Francis and his 187-page encyclical so radical isn’t just his call to urgently tackle […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
French Telco CEO Receives Death Threats, is Cyberstalked over Withdrawal from Israel

French Telco CEO Receives Death Threats, is Cyberstalked over Withdrawal from Israel

By IMEMC | – – Orange boss Stephane Richard has taken legal action after receiving death threats against himself and family members amid a row […]

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Climate Change
Can Big Coal, Oil be Put on Trial for Global Warming Damage by Victims?

Can Big Coal, Oil be Put on Trial for Global Warming Damage by Victims?

By Thalif Deen | – – UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations, which is tasked with the protection of the global […]

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Europe
Juan Cole & Jocylene Cesari:  "Europe's Muslims after Charlie Hebdo: Challenges and Misconceptions"

Juan Cole & Jocylene Cesari: “Europe’s Muslims after Charlie Hebdo: Challenges and Misconceptions”

David Speedie, Juan Cole & Jocylene Cesari | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (Video) | – – “Months after the “Charlie Hebdo” attacks, […]

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Arab Americans
Can the GOP live down Donald Trump's Middle East "Policy"?

Can the GOP live down Donald Trump’s Middle East “Policy”?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Comedians, bloggers, and pundits are ecstatic about The Donald throwing his toupee in the ring for […]

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