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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
Donald Trump

Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

05/14/2025 By Karen J. Greenberg

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Economy
Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis

Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis

CCTV America | – “Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi said he hopes the Suez Canal expansion project will increase his country’s foreign cash reserves […]

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Barack Obama
The Need for New Blood at State Dept.:  Obama's Problem with the 'Vision Thing'

The Need for New Blood at State Dept.: Obama’s Problem with the ‘Vision Thing’

By Andrew J. Bacevich | (Tomdispatch.com) – En route back to Washington at the tail end of his most recent overseas trip, John Kerry, America’s […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Over 80 Cartoonists And Comics Workers Boycott Israeli Occupation Firms

Over 80 Cartoonists And Comics Workers Boycott Israeli Occupation Firms

By IMEMC News & Agencies Report post More than 80 cartoonists and other workers in the comics industry, including colorists, writers, critics, and editors, from […]

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Energy
The false promise of fracking and local jobs

The false promise of fracking and local jobs

By Susan Christopherson | (The Conversation) In a surprise decision that led to consternation in the oil and gas industry and elation among fracking opponents, […]

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Barack Obama
Netanyahu & Boehner: How Israel went from being a Democratic to a Republican Project

Netanyahu & Boehner: How Israel went from being a Democratic to a Republican Project

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — The audacity of Speaker of the House John Boehner colluding with the prime minister of a foreign country […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Network Climate Coverage: The Good, the Bad and the (Mostly) Ugly

Network Climate Coverage: The Good, the Bad and the (Mostly) Ugly

MediaMatters4America | – Climate Coverage In 2014: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

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Apartheid
As Gaza Refugee Babies die of Cold, Underfunded UN Agency Halts Rebuilding Aid to 400,000

As Gaza Refugee Babies die of Cold, Underfunded UN Agency Halts Rebuilding Aid to 400,000

By Charlie Hoyle | – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A massive shortfall in the $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza’s reconstruction by the international community last October […]

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Barack Obama
New Saudi King to Obama: Lower-price Oil Policy won't Change

New Saudi King to Obama: Lower-price Oil Policy won’t Change

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Obama cut short his India trip to head off to Riyadh in the wake of the death […]

Juan Cole

Bangladesh
Women Empowered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh

Women Empowered by Solar Energy in Bangladesh

World Bank | — “Bangladesh has become the world’s fastest growing market for solar home systems, thanks in part to IDA – the World Bank’s […]

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