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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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3 Years after Democratic Revolution, Egypt Decides it Prefers North Korean Model

3 Years after Democratic Revolution, Egypt Decides it Prefers North Korean Model

(By Juan Cole) The title of this piece is provocative and a little tongue in cheek. Were I in Egypt as I publish it, I’m […]

Juan Cole

Israel should reach out to separatist Syrian Kurds

Israel should reach out to separatist Syrian Kurds

Israel should consider the Kurdish achievement of establishing an autonomous region in Syria and reach out to those groups which fight extremist Islamic powers in […]

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Dubai Calls for End to Iran Sanctions, Says no Nuclear Threat

Dubai Calls for End to Iran Sanctions, Says no Nuclear Threat

(By Juan Cole) Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum of Dubai has called in a BBC interview for an end to economic sanctions on Iran if the civilian […]

Juan Cole

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NSA Bulk Surveillance has had no Impact on Fighting Terrorism

NSA Bulk Surveillance has had no Impact on Fighting Terrorism

(By Jon Queally) An in-depth analysis of 227 individuals recruited by al Qaida or like-minded groups, and charged in the U.S. with an act of […]

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"Fox was Romney's War Room"; GOP being run by Fox News: Zucker & Gabriel Sherman Agree

“Fox was Romney’s War Room”; GOP being run by Fox News: Zucker & Gabriel Sherman Agree

The new head of CNN, Jeff Zucker, replied to Fox News’ Roger Ailes obituary for CNN by alleging that the Republican Party is being run […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey's Fierce Battle on the Religious Right

Turkey’s Fierce Battle on the Religious Right

(By Ayşe Soysal) … What is happening in Turkey now doesn’t feel like just a simple political disagreement, or even a war-game. It’s an all-out […]

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False Nostalgia:  The Original Fallujah Campaign Destabilized Iraq

False Nostalgia: The Original Fallujah Campaign Destabilized Iraq

(By Juan Cole) We’ve been treated to a rash of articles about how US veterans of the Fallujah campaigns of 2004 are upset about the […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways Ariel Sharon Ruined Israel and the Middle East

Top Ten Ways Ariel Sharon Ruined Israel and the Middle East

(By Juan Cole) Arik Scheinerman, who became Ariel Sharon, was from a Russian family that emigrated to Palestine at a time when Palestinians had been […]

Juan Cole

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40 prominent Journalists Call for Release of Detained Colleagues

40 prominent Journalists Call for Release of Detained Colleagues

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: In a strong show of solidarity, nearly 40 correspondents and editors representing 29 international media organizations are calling for the immediate release […]

Juan Cole

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