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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Charlie Hebdo:  A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations

By Aurelien Mondon | The Conversation | — The attack on Charlie Hebdo was an abominable tragedy. It struck the heart of one of our […]

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Corruption
"Anyone but Bibi’:  Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US

“Anyone but Bibi’: Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US

RT | — “Israel’s Prime Minister has kicked off his re-election campaign, with a well-funded operation, much of which is coming from abroad. More than […]

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Climate Change
The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back

The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back

By Michael T. Klare | Tomdispatch.com | — Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack.  Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance, and the […]

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al-Qaeda
Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush's Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture

Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Sharif and Said Kouashi, the two brothers for whom the French police are searching, were born in Paris […]

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art and photography
'Cartoonists for Peace' respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

‘Cartoonists for Peace’ respond defiantly to Paris Terrorists

By A. D. McKenzie PARIS, Jan 8 2015 (IPS) – “They are cowards who react to satire by going for their Kalashnikovs.” That was how […]

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African-Americans
MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist

MSM ignores Bombing of Colorado Springs NAACP by White Terrorist

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) — “”An improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a building housing the Colorado Springs chapter […]

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Apartheid
The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements

The economics at the heart of Israeli settlements

JERUSALEM | January 2015 | (IRIN) | – Of all the hurdles to peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, perhaps the largest is the […]

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al-Qaeda
Sharpening Contradictions:  Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris

Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with […]

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Climate Change
Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record?   The Humans did it

Why was 2014 Hottest Year on Record? The Humans did it

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — A Japanese team has confirmed that 2014 was the hottest year on record. Moreover, ten of the warmest […]

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