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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

07/19/2025 By Arzu Geybullayeva

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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As ICC launches Israel War Crimes Probe, PLO & Hamas Applaud

As ICC launches Israel War Crimes Probe, PLO & Hamas Applaud

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said it welcomed the decision to open an initial probe on Israeli war crimes at […]

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Iran
As Obama warns of veto re: GOP Sanctions, Iran says 'Political Will' can aid Nuclear Talks

As Obama warns of veto re: GOP Sanctions, Iran says ‘Political Will’ can aid Nuclear Talks

By RFE/RL | — GENEVA — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says "political will" is needed to make progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear […]

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French Pres. Hollande: Anti-Muslimism is as bad as Antisemitism: Muslims Must be Protected

French Pres. Hollande: Anti-Muslimism is as bad as Antisemitism: Muslims Must be Protected

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) French President Francois Hollande addressed the Institute of the Arab World on Friday, in a bid to reassure French […]

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Culture
Charlie Hebdo & French 'Secularism': Does it really just privilege White Christians?

Charlie Hebdo & French ‘Secularism’: Does it really just privilege White Christians?

By Mayanthi Fernando | The Conversation Commentators in France and elsewhere have taken the recent terrorist attacks in Paris as an occasion to reflect more […]

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Climate Change
2014 Warmest Year on Record; So much for the "Pause":   NASA

2014 Warmest Year on Record; So much for the “Pause”: NASA

NASA | Goddard Center | — “The year 2014 now ranks as the warmest on record since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA scientists. […]

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Iraq
US Mission Creep in Iraq, Part Deux

US Mission Creep in Iraq, Part Deux

By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) — The current American war in Iraq is a struggle in search of a goal. It began in August […]

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Belgium
Top 7 Things to know about Belgium anti-terror Op that left 2 Dead

Top 7 Things to know about Belgium anti-terror Op that left 2 Dead

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Belgian police launched a counter-terrorism operation on Thursday in the eastern city of Verviers (pop. 56,000) near the German […]

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Dissent

Learning from Paris: Are you Charlie Hebdo? (Juan on Radio w/ C. Lydon)

Christopher Lydon | Radio Open Source ” Learning from Paris The story of the massacre at Charlie Hebdo has gone everywhere in the past week: […]

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Islam

Muslim-Jewish Coexistence: Mark Cohen on its History and Relevance Today

by JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE for ISLAMiCommentary Professor Mark R. Cohen delivering a lecture to a seminar room full of professors and graduate students at King […]

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