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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

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Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

07/19/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Change:  Can the Insurance Industry be saved from Bankruptcy?

Climate Change: Can the Insurance Industry be saved from Bankruptcy?

Link TV | – “The reinsurance industry insures insurance companies to help reduce risk associated with underwritten policies. Insurance rates have risen in areas with […]

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Israel
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff

Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff

RT | – US officials continue to maintain that American policy towards Israel will undergo changes in the wake of pre-election comments made by Prime […]

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Arab World
The Rise of ISIL & the Political Bankruptcy of Arab Politics in the Levant

The Rise of ISIL & the Political Bankruptcy of Arab Politics in the Levant

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) The rise of the so called ‘the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (al-Sham)’ or the ISIL—the Daesh […]

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What exactly have the US & EU been doing to Iran's Economy?

What exactly have the US & EU been doing to Iran’s Economy?

By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) Iran has been targeted by a steady dose of economic and military sanctions over the past 35 years, resulting in […]

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All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Texas Senator Ted Cruz, one of three Cuban-Americans in the Senate, is throwing his hat into the ring […]

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Apartheid
Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians are suffering from unfair distribution of water resources as Israel is consuming the vast majority of Palestinian water, Palestinian officials said […]

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Crime
US "War on Drugs" ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

US “War on Drugs” ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) – They behead people by the hundreds. They heap headless, handless bodies along roadsides as warnings to those who would […]

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Barack Obama
Obama with Drama:  Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

Obama with Drama: Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Now that Leonard Nimoy is most unfortunately no longer with us, Barack Obama is the primary exemplar in […]

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Arab Spring
Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a 'War on Terror'

Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a ‘War on Terror’

By John Hursh | (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday afternoon, gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis, killing at least 20 people. Many more people […]

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