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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu’s Dictatorship
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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu’s Dictatorship

H. Scott Prosterman

Pardoning Netanyahu for his high crimes and felonies would mean Israel acquiescing to a Bibi dictatorship

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“With them the seed of Wisdom:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:28

“With them the seed of Wisdom:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:28

12/12/2025 By Juan Cole

Trump as Nero: The Bible Condemns Rich Predators, Not Poor Trans Lovers

Trump as Nero: The Bible Condemns Rich Predators, Not Poor Trans Lovers

12/12/2025 By Liz Theoharis

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Displaced and Refugees
I lived to see the Day when thousands of Kurds take Refuge in Turkey

I lived to see the Day when thousands of Kurds take Refuge in Turkey

Reuters: “About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister says, as Islamic State fighters seize dozens […]

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Dissent
"Operation Ice ISIS":  'Anonymous' Hackers take on Extremist Group on Social Media

“Operation Ice ISIS”: ‘Anonymous’ Hackers take on Extremist Group on Social Media

France24: ” This week #TECH24 brings you an EXCLUSIVE interview with Anonymous on why (and how) the collective decided to join the fight against the […]

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Comic Books
Heresy & Superheroes:  Broken legs, death threats and fatwas: the trials and tribulations of THE 99

Heresy & Superheroes: Broken legs, death threats and fatwas: the trials and tribulations of THE 99

By Naif Al-Mutawa Many years ago, I was the volleyball counsellor at a summer camp in New England. It was 1990 and I was fit […]

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Climate Change
NYC Climate Demo:  Top 5 Massive Rallies that had no Effect

NYC Climate Demo: Top 5 Massive Rallies that had no Effect

By Juan Cole Don’t get me wrong. I am all for demonstrating and admire everyone who came out in New York City on Sunday (some […]

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Iraq
Iraq:  Are Sunni Arabs of Kirkuk Province Turning on ISIL?

Iraq: Are Sunni Arabs of Kirkuk Province Turning on ISIL?

Ahmad Mohammed | Kirkuk | via Niqash.org Sunni Muslim extremists continue to kidnap, execute and otherwise impose their authoritarian rule on locals in the areas […]

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Climate Change
How The Koch Brothers Corrupted Florida State University (+163 Other Colleges) (Young Turks)

How The Koch Brothers Corrupted Florida State University (+163 Other Colleges) (Young Turks)

Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks “In 2007, when the Charles Koch Foundation considered giving millions of dollars to Florida State University’s economics department, the […]

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Climate Change
Climate Marchers join  Alarmed Scientists against "Drill-Baby-Drill" Corporations & Politicians

Climate Marchers join Alarmed Scientists against “Drill-Baby-Drill” Corporations & Politicians

AJ+ interviews Naomi Klein “As people gather in New York City for what organizers are billing as the largest climate-change protest in history, AJ+ asks […]

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Arab Spring
The Arab Political Crisis:  It isn’t a Matter of Civilization and it isn’t Unique

The Arab Political Crisis: It isn’t a Matter of Civilization and it isn’t Unique

By Juan Cole Hisham Melhem has a piece on what he calls the collapse of Arab civilization. The piece is riddled with contradictions and fuzzy […]

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Dubai to Build the World's Largest Airport

Dubai to Build the World’s Largest Airport

TheLipTV “Dubai is planning to build the world’s largest airport as part of a $32B expansion. The project is expected to be long and expensive, […]

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