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The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat
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The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat

Juan Cole

As it turns out the high-tech sector that has produced so many billionaires isn’t pro-environment; instead simply pro-billionaire

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Why Palestinian Statehood is a Prerequisite for Arab-Israeli Peace and Expansion of Abraham Accords

Why Palestinian Statehood is a Prerequisite for Arab-Israeli Peace and Expansion of Abraham Accords

11/24/2025 By The Conversation

“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

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Why the United States is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine

Why the United States is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine

( Code Pink ) – On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the U.S. proposal for […]

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Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency strikes Islam's Holy Ritual, with nearly 600 dead of Heat stroke at 124.24° F. in Mecca

Climate Emergency strikes Islam’s Holy Ritual, with nearly 600 dead of Heat stroke at 124.24° F. in Mecca

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the temperature in Mecca reached 125.24° F. (51.8° C.) on Tuesday, word leaked out that nearly 600 pilgrims had […]

Juan Cole

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Unprecedentedly Hot: Why we Need a National Climate Action Plan

Unprecedentedly Hot: Why we Need a National Climate Action Plan

By John J. Berger ( Tomdispatch.com ) – While April and May are usually the hottest months in many countries in Southeast Asia, hundreds of […]

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Protesting the U of Minnesota Reneging on Job offer to Genocide Specialist Raz Segal over Gaza

Protesting the U of Minnesota Reneging on Job offer to Genocide Specialist Raz Segal over Gaza

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Jeff Ettinger Interim President University of Minnesota upres@umn.edu . . .   Dear President Ettinger and […]

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Climate Crisis
A Baby born in April 2023 has never Experienced a Month that wasn’t the Hottest on Record

A Baby born in April 2023 has never Experienced a Month that wasn’t the Hottest on Record

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – When a baby born on April 1, 2023 reached 14 months and became a toddler this month, it had never […]

Juan Cole

Hizbullah
Biden Administration concerned Israel will drag US into War with Lebanon, Officials reveal

Biden Administration concerned Israel will drag US into War with Lebanon, Officials reveal

( Middle East Monitor ) – The administration of United States’ president Joe Biden has grown increasingly concerned that Israel could drag the US into […]

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Is Earth Really Getting too Hot for People to Survive? A Scientist Explains

Is Earth Really Getting too Hot for People to Survive? A Scientist Explains

By Scott Denning, Colorado State University | – My parents said the planet is getting too hot for people to live here. They called it […]

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Far Right Supreme Court enables Mass Murder in Service to Republican Ideology

Far Right Supreme Court enables Mass Murder in Service to Republican Ideology

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – “How can you be so obtuse?” That question to the sadistic warden got Tim Robbins’ character, Andy, […]

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Gaza: Weaponizing Aid beyond Starvation

Gaza: Weaponizing Aid beyond Starvation

( Middle East Monitor) – Israel’s raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp killed 274 Palestinians and wounded 700 more in order to free four healthy-looking […]

Ramona Wadi

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