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The Beltway Beast: How two Tribes in D.C. are Destroying the Middle Class
By Munir Moon The area inside the Beltway consists of Washington, D.C., and surrounding counties, and what I call the Beast includes defense contractors, lobbyists, […]
Cole at the Nation: Egyptian Left Plans Mock Trial of Mubarak
By Juan Cole | — My blog entry at The Nation is out: “After Acquittal, Egypt’s New Left Vows Mock Trial of Mubarak” Excerpt: “A […]
Iran-Iraq War 2.0? Iran Flies bombing Raids on Extremists in Iraq
By Juan Cole | — The US Pentagon is confirming that Iranian F-4 fighter jets have flown bombing missions against Daesh or the so-called ‘Islamic […]
In Rebuke to Israel, French Parliament votes Resolution to Recognize Palestine
Euronews / France24 | — VIDEO 1 (Euronews): “French MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state The French parliament has voted in favour of recognising the […]
ISIL, Coins, and the Caliphate: Banking on Idealism
By Tareq A. Ramadan It has been recently reported by Daesh (what most Arabs call the self-styled “Islamic State Group” or IS) that it will […]
Iraqi Kurdistan: Can a Bastion of Tolerance and Democracy survive in the Middle East?
By Richard Foltz | — Having committed ourselves to military involvement in Iraq, we in North America should be asking ourselves exactly what goals we […]
Antarctica Glaciers Melting 3 Times Faster than 10 Years Ago
American Geophysical Union | — West Antarctic melt rate has tripled “Joint Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region […]
Jewish Terrorists set Fire to joint Arab-Jewish School in Jerusalem
Euronews | — “An integrated Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem has been vandalised by suspected Jewish extremists who set fire to a classroom. It happened late […]
World’s Poor to be hit Hardest by Global Warming: World Bank
The World Bank | — “Some regions will have too much water and others will have too little, according to a comprehensive new study on […]