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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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How Biden inherited the War with an Iraqi Shiite Militia from Bush, Trump and Netanyahu

How Biden inherited the War with an Iraqi Shiite Militia from Bush, Trump and Netanyahu

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The “Party of God Brigades” (Kata’ib Hizbullah) of Iraq struck the Tower 22 US military base in the far north […]

Juan Cole

Ecology
How Trees and Forests Heal us and make for Well-Being,

How Trees and Forests Heal us and make for Well-Being,

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Korean scientists have confirmed that walking through forest areas improved older women’s blood pressure, lung capacity and […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Climate Crisis
As Climate Chaos Accelerates, Governments can’t Afford any other Priority

As Climate Chaos Accelerates, Governments can’t Afford any other Priority

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In December, the New York Times reported that “Earth is finishing up its warmest year in the past 174 years and […]

Stan Cox

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From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality

From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment) – Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1944, people in the street were hugging each other and weeping with joy. […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Israel/ Palestine
UN’s top Court orders Israel to ‘Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

UN’s top Court orders Israel to ‘Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

By Michelle Farrell, University of Liverpool | – (The Conversation) – In a landmark decision – and with the whole world watching – the International […]

The Conversation

National Security State
Ron DeSantis: Yet Another Cog in Guantanamo's Torture Machine

Ron DeSantis: Yet Another Cog in Guantanamo’s Torture Machine

Roy Eidelson ( Commondreams.org ) – Recently, there have been troubling revelations about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — a leading 2024 GOP presidential aspirant — […]

Common Dreams

Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Reputation forever Besmirched by UN Court Injunction to Cease Genociding Palestinians

Israel’s Reputation forever Besmirched by UN Court Injunction to Cease Genociding Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Court of Justice’s ruling on “provisional measures” regarding the allegation of genocide against Israel for its behavior in […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War

Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War

( Code Pink ) – In the topsy-turvy world of corporate media reporting on U.S. foreign policy, we have been led to believe that U.S. […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Israel/ Palestine
Western moral Credibility is dying along with Thousands of Gaza Citizens

Western moral Credibility is dying along with Thousands of Gaza Citizens

By Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) | – The western world’s feeble response to Israel’s attack on Gaza has severely damaged the West’s already […]

The Conversation

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