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Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”
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Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”

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What I like about Pope Leo’s remarks is that he openly admitted that the Israeli government is die-hard opposed to a two-state solution

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The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

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The Putinization of America

The Putinization of America

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Rep. Louie Gohmert: Constitution only fit for Americans who ‘cling to God and guns’

Rep. Louie Gohmert: Constitution only fit for Americans who ‘cling to God and guns’

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) recently asserted that the U.S. Constitution only applied to people “who cling to their God and their guns.” Speaking at a rally in Iowa for Republican Senate candidate Sam Clovis on Friday, Gohmert recalled that he had…

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Egypt
In Egypt, Industrial Scale Death Decrees

In Egypt, Industrial Scale Death Decrees

(By Amy Austin Holmes) A single judge in a single court in Egypt has sentenced more people to death this year than the total number […]

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Africa
Boko Haram and the Lord's Resistance Army: Hunted Children & the Problem of Fundamentalism in Africa

Boko Haram and the Lord’s Resistance Army: Hunted Children & the Problem of Fundamentalism in Africa

(By Juan Cole) The horrific story of the kidnapping of nearly 300 girls from their school in Borno Province, northeastern Nigeria, by the Boko Haram […]

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Constitution
The Death Penalty in the United States (Infographic, plus John Oliver)

The Death Penalty in the United States (Infographic, plus John Oliver)

Death Penalty in the USA The Death Penalty in the USA. Produced from ArrestRecords.com —— Related video: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Death […]

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Apartheid
Apartheid is a reality in the West Bank

Apartheid is a reality in the West Bank

(By Glenn Robinson) America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State John Kerry, has found himself in a pickle for having used the word “apartheid” when describing […]

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Bill of Rights
US Supreme Court: First Amendment is Only For Christians, Upholds State-Sponsored Prayer

US Supreme Court: First Amendment is Only For Christians, Upholds State-Sponsored Prayer

Welcome to the theocracy! Monday morning was a dark day for America. The Supreme Court set a frightening precedent in its finding that beginning legislative sessions with prayers does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.  As…

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Climate Change
Scientists Develop Coal-Killing Solar Cell Made From Tin

Scientists Develop Coal-Killing Solar Cell Made From Tin

Weren’t we just saying that perovskite solar cells are the next big thing? Well, make that tin perovskite solar cells. Tin perovskite solar cells are suddenly a thing this week, with not one but two major new research announcements coming out of the…

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Apartheid
Netanyahu's Blood and Soil: The Racist-Nationalism of his "Jewish State" Ideal

Netanyahu’s Blood and Soil: The Racist-Nationalism of his “Jewish State” Ideal

(By Juan Cole) Binyamin Netanyahu is again beating the “Israel is a Jewish state” drum, and now wants to have it legislated into Israeli organic […]

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Constitution
Taking Voting Rights from Felons preserves the Legacy of Slavery

Taking Voting Rights from Felons preserves the Legacy of Slavery

(By Pippa Holloway) Nearly six million Americans are prohibited from voting in the United States today due to felony convictions. Six states stand out: Alabama, […]

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