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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist

Norman Solomon

Trump and his MAGA followers are hardly going to forsake their standard mix of bigotry, anti-immigrant mania and other political toxins

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MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

11/26/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Ozymandias on the Potomac:  Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

Ozymandias on the Potomac: Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

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Julian Assange will be Freed after Striking Plea Deal with US Authorities

Julian Assange will be Freed after Striking Plea Deal with US Authorities

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra | – Julian Assange has reached a deal with the United States Department of Justice to allow him to […]

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Netanyahu openly Reneges on Ceasefire, Stabs Biden in Back, Charging US cut off Weaponry

Netanyahu openly Reneges on Ceasefire, Stabs Biden in Back, Charging US cut off Weaponry

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an interview on Israeli Channel 14, the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “The heavy […]

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Environment
The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling

The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling

By Lisa Song, Illustrations by Max Guther, special to ProPublica ( ProPublica ) – Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was […]

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What would War between Israel and Hezbollah mean for the Middle East?

What would War between Israel and Hezbollah mean for the Middle East?

By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University | – (The Conversation) – The Israeli military is reported to have signed off on a major offensive against Hezbollah, […]

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Hostage Families demand Deal, Netanyahu Resignation, in Largest Demonstrations since Oct. 7

Hostage Families demand Deal, Netanyahu Resignation, in Largest Demonstrations since Oct. 7

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saturday evening witnessed the biggest Israeli demonstrations against the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the outbreak of […]

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Iran
Why Iran's Upcoming Presidential Elections Matter

Why Iran’s Upcoming Presidential Elections Matter

By Abolghasem Bayyenat | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Iran is set to hold extraordinary presidential elections in about two weeks following […]

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Hizbullah
Does Israel really want to Open a Two-Front War by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon?

Does Israel really want to Open a Two-Front War by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon?

By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn […]

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UN:  Israel Flattened Civilian Housing Complexes with 2000-lb. Bombs in absence of Specific Military Target

UN: Israel Flattened Civilian Housing Complexes with 2000-lb. Bombs in absence of Specific Military Target

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report this week on “Indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks during […]

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Jewish critics of Zionism have Clashed with American Jewish Leaders for Decades

Jewish critics of Zionism have Clashed with American Jewish Leaders for Decades

By Marjorie N. Feld, Babson College | – Since October 2023, American Jews have been engaged in an intense, fractious debate over Israel’s war in […]

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