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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad
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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – Osamah F. Khalil, A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden. Cambridge (MA) and London: Harvard […]

California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

06/08/2025 By Cal Matters

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

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

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Israel/ Palestine
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 […]

Charles Hirschkind

child labor
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 […]

Human Rights Watch

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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam: “When New Year’s rainclouds wash the tulip’s face”

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam: “When New Year’s rainclouds wash the tulip’s face”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the quatrains attributed to the medieval Iranian astronomer Omar Khayyam, the Rubáiyát, the renewal that comes with New Year […]

Juan Cole

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“Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism:”  Ex-Harvard Hillel Leader

“Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism:” Ex-Harvard Hillel Leader

Jessica Corbett ( Commondreams.org) – “For the safety of Jews and Palestinians, stop weaponizing antisemitism.” That’s the headline of a Friday op-ed from Bernie Steinberg, […]

Common Dreams

Internet
Many thanks –  We Reached our Fundraising Goal — Thanks to You

Many thanks – We Reached our Fundraising Goal — Thanks to You

Many thanks to all of you who donated and who support the site by sharing our articles with your circle — by email, on social […]

Juan Cole

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Israel uses Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza

Israel uses Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza

By Jehan Alfarra | – ( Middle East Monitor ) = “Bread in those days was like gold.” These were the words of a survivor […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
33 new Gigs of Solar:   Top 7 Renewables Good News Stories in the US for 2023

33 new Gigs of Solar: Top 7 Renewables Good News Stories in the US for 2023

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States has long been characterized by its “can-do” spirit. With all the alarming news about climate change, it […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
3 More Months of Israel's Gaza Attack will push Deaths to 50K from Airstrikes, Hunger, Disease

3 More Months of Israel’s Gaza Attack will push Deaths to 50K from Airstrikes, Hunger, Disease

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted: “The war is exacting a very heavy price, but we have no choice […]

Middle East Monitor

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10 Victories of the American Worker in 2023

10 Victories of the American Worker in 2023

By Sarah Anderson | – ( Inequality.org ) – Looking for something positive to celebrate on New Year’s Eve? Consider lifting a glass to the […]

Inequality.org

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