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Psychopathocracy 3.0
Donald Trump

Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Naked Hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, now calls Gaza Ceasefire Demand "Non-Binding"

Naked Hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, now calls Gaza Ceasefire Demand “Non-Binding”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday characterized the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 demanding an immediate ceasefire in […]

Juan Cole

Culture
Piety and Sexuality: The Subaltern Poetry of Mir Taqi Mir

Piety and Sexuality: The Subaltern Poetry of Mir Taqi Mir

Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) is recognized as one of the greatest poets of the Urdu language. He is claimed by Pakistan as one of the […]

Anthony A. Lee

Israel/ Palestine
Spending Unlimited: The Pentagon’s Budget Follies come at High Price

Spending Unlimited: The Pentagon’s Budget Follies come at High Price

By Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The White House released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 on March 11th, […]

Tomdispatch

Apartheid
As Israel defies UNSC demand for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Human Rights Body slams ongoing "Genocide"

As Israel defies UNSC demand for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Human Rights Body slams ongoing “Genocide”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Security Council has finally passed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, from which the US abstained, so it was […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why Russia fears the Emergence of Tajik Terrorists

Why Russia fears the Emergence of Tajik Terrorists

(The Conversation) – It has emerged that the four gunmen charged in the murder of at least 139 concert-goers at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall theatre […]

Richard Foltz

Culture
The Music of the late Iranian Singer Faramarz Aslani, Forced into Exile by a Puritan Revolution

The Music of the late Iranian Singer Faramarz Aslani, Forced into Exile by a Puritan Revolution

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment) – Amidst war and genocide in Ukraine and in Gaza, a new spring came along. For millions of Persian-speaking […]

Fariba Amini

Donald Trump
Donald Trump and the German Far Right: Is it Democratic to Prosecute Fascism?

Donald Trump and the German Far Right: Is it Democratic to Prosecute Fascism?

Chemnitz, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Germany and the United States have very different political cultures, but also some similarities. They are both […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Chechnya
How Moscow Terror Attack fits ISIL-K Strategy to Widen Agenda against Perceived Enemies

How Moscow Terror Attack fits ISIL-K Strategy to Widen Agenda against Perceived Enemies

By Sara Harmouch, American University, and Amira Jadoon, Clemson University | – Russia is reeling from the worst terror strike on its soil in a […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
A Slow-Motion World War III?  Imperial decline in the Age of Climate Change

A Slow-Motion World War III? Imperial decline in the Age of Climate Change

( Tomdispatch.com ) – I’ve been describing this world of ours, such as it is, for almost 23 years at TomDispatch. I’ve written my way […]

Tom Engelhardt

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