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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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US Dilemma in Syria:  Moderate Stronghold Falls to al-Qaeda, Fighters desert to Extremists

US Dilemma in Syria: Moderate Stronghold Falls to al-Qaeda, Fighters desert to Extremists

By Juan Cole In a big setback for the Obama administration’s Syria policy, the al-Qaeda affiliate Succor Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) took the town of Deir […]

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Apartheid
Israel's Exclusion of Palestinians from Area C Costs Pals. $2.2 bn a Year

Israel’s Exclusion of Palestinians from Area C Costs Pals. $2.2 bn a Year

World Bank “If businesses and farms were permitted to develop on Area C land, 61 percent of the West Bank, it would add as much […]

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Civil Rights
Will growing gap between rich and poor influence midterm elections?

Will growing gap between rich and poor influence midterm elections?

CCTV “In the United States, the gap between rich and poor is the highest it has been since 1928. This gap is painfully obvious in […]

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African-Americans
Was Sen. Lindsey Graham just Joking when he Supported White Men in Male Only Clubs?

Was Sen. Lindsey Graham just Joking when he Supported White Men in Male Only Clubs?

The Young Turks: “”In a statement, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tried to play off a joke he made at a private, all-male dinner as totally […]

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Climate Change
The Pentagon wants to Surrender to Climate Change, not Fight It

The Pentagon wants to Surrender to Climate Change, not Fight It

By Eric Bonds via Foreign Policy in Focus The Pentagon recently released a new report sounding the alarm on the national security threats posed by […]

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Iraq: US dismayed Shiite Gov't hasn't Armed Sunni Tribes fighting ISIL

Iraq: US dismayed Shiite Gov’t hasn’t Armed Sunni Tribes fighting ISIL

By Juan Cole The pan-Arab London daily Hayat [Life] reports that members of the al-Anbar provincial council say they have met with American officials who […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Israeli Forces open fire on Palestinian Qalandia Demonstrators, Wounding 8

Israeli Forces open fire on Palestinian Qalandia Demonstrators, Wounding 8

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Eight Palestinians were injured on Friday after Israeli forces opened fire on demonstrators during clashes following Friday prayers near the Qalandia checkpoint […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Is ISIL's Ideology really Grounded in Saudi Textbooks?

Is ISIL’s Ideology really Grounded in Saudi Textbooks?

By Emile Nakhleh WASHINGTON (IPS) – According to an article published Oct. 21 on Al-Monitor, the Islamic State (ISIS or IS) has issued new regulations […]

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Entertainment
Why are Berkeley Students Protesting Bill Maher as Commencement Speaker?

Why are Berkeley Students Protesting Bill Maher as Commencement Speaker?

AJ+ “Bill Maher is scheduled to be the guest speaker at UC Berkeley’s fall graduation this December. But despite the university’s reputation for free speech, […]

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