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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump:  Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?
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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump: Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

06/08/2025 By The Conversation

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

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By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany has generated more than half of the electricity it used this year with […]

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Israel’s highest Court protects its Power to curb Government Extremism

Israel’s highest Court protects its Power to curb Government Extremism

By Naomi Schalit, The Conversation | – In the midst of Israel’s fierce war against Hamas in Gaza, the country’s highest court on New Year’s […]

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Can Masha Gessen get an Apology now that Israel’s Smotrich called Gaza a “Ghetto” that Should be Depopulated?

Can Masha Gessen get an Apology now that Israel’s Smotrich called Gaza a “Ghetto” that Should be Depopulated?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The chief characteristic of the current Israeli government of PM Binyamin Netanyahu is the inclusion in it of elements that […]

Juan Cole

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Most Americans are Alarmed by Climate Emergency and Gaza Carnage, But Congress is Full of Denialists

Most Americans are Alarmed by Climate Emergency and Gaza Carnage, But Congress is Full of Denialists

Diane Roberts (Florida Phoenix ) – Humans are stupid, and it’s going to get us all killed. Hang on, you say, we humans have built […]

Florida Phoenix

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Tech “Visionaries” are Actually Holding back Progress with Bloated, Predatory Corporations

Tech “Visionaries” are Actually Holding back Progress with Bloated, Predatory Corporations

By Peter Bloom, >University of Essex | – Technological innovation in the last couple of decades has brought fame and huge wealth to the likes […]

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Extreme Right Israeli Gov't brands "Illegal" Supreme Court's upholding of Judicial Review; Divisions Loom amid Gaza War

Extreme Right Israeli Gov’t brands “Illegal” Supreme Court’s upholding of Judicial Review; Divisions Loom amid Gaza War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the midst of Israel’s brutal total war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza and its apparent failure to attain its […]

Juan Cole

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Dear President Biden: About your Record on Guns, Arms, and Belligerence

Dear President Biden: About your Record on Guns, Arms, and Belligerence

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden Dear Joe, I would wish you a Happy New Year; but it seems trite and […]

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Charles Kendal Hirschkind sings "Palestine is Burning."

Charles Kendal Hirschkind sings “Palestine is Burning.”

Charles Kendal Hirschkind, “Palestine is Burning.” For writings on Israeli assault on Gaza by Charles Hirschkind, see: The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children . Informed […]

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The Year's 10 Good News Stories for Children's Rights, including Iraqi Curbs on Child Soldiers

The Year’s 10 Good News Stories for Children’s Rights, including Iraqi Curbs on Child Soldiers

Jo Becker Advocacy Director, Children’s Rights Division   ( Human Rights Watch) – Grim stories of conflict, abuse, and deprivation seem to confront us every […]

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