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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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“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

11/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

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The BuSSy Monologues in Egypt:  I will pinch your ass and grab your boobs, and you can't talk about it:

The BuSSy Monologues in Egypt: I will pinch your ass and grab your boobs, and you can’t talk about it:

(By Sondos Shabayek) “You can’t go on stage and say this,” the state-owned theater director told me.   “How do you suggest I say it […]

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Apartheid
Israel Accused of War Crime over Army "Execution" of Innocent Palestinian Teens

Israel Accused of War Crime over Army “Execution” of Innocent Palestinian Teens

(By Lauren McCauley) According to rights group Defense for Children International — Palestine, which obtained and circulated the security camera footage, Nadeem Siam Nawara, 17, […]

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Censors
When the McCarthyites tried to Ban “Robin Hood” as a Communist; and the Green Feather Movement

When the McCarthyites tried to Ban “Robin Hood” as a Communist; and the Green Feather Movement

(By Alison Kysia) On November 13, 1953, during the height of the McCarthy era, Robin Hood and his band of “merry outlaws” made headlines. Mrs. […]

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The Obama Effect?  Are Iran/ Saudi-and-GCC no longer on a war footing?

The Obama Effect? Are Iran/ Saudi-and-GCC no longer on a war footing?

(By Juan Cole) There are signs of a diplomatic thaw between Iran and the Arab oil monarchies of the Gulf. It has just been announced […]

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Climate Change
India-Pakistan Solar Energy Race?  Desert Solar Park among world's Largest

India-Pakistan Solar Energy Race? Desert Solar Park among world’s Largest

Pakistan’s first large-scale solar power project, the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project, was recently inaugurated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, representing one of the country’s first clear steps towards renewable energy. The project…

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al-Qaeda
Can we close Guantanamo Now?  Abu Hamza Convicted by New York Jury

Can we close Guantanamo Now? Abu Hamza Convicted by New York Jury

British preacher Abu Hamza guilty on US terror charges (via AFP) A New York jury convicted British hate preacher Abu Hamza on 11 kidnapping and […]

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Climate Change
Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Miles O’Brien slam CNN as the ‘Wal-Mart of journalism’

Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Miles O’Brien slam CNN as the ‘Wal-Mart of journalism’

On the latest episode of his StarTalk Radio Show, Neil DeGrasse Tyson spoke to former CNN science journalist Miles O’Brien about the failures of modern news reporting — particularly at CNN. As the interview began, O’Brien joked that CNN fired…

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Christianity
Will Pope Francis's Visit to the West Bank be a Challenge to Occupation?

Will Pope Francis’s Visit to the West Bank be a Challenge to Occupation?

"This visit will help us in supporting our struggle to end the longest occupation in history." (By Lauren McCauley) On an upcoming trip to the […]

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Democracy
Sunnis Big Losers in Iraq Elections, PM al-Maliki has Largest Party

Sunnis Big Losers in Iraq Elections, PM al-Maliki has Largest Party

(By Juan Cole) The results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections are in, and everybody lost. There will be another hung parliament that gets almost nothing […]

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