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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

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Why US strikes will only embolden the Houthis, not stop their Attacks on Ships in the Red Sea

Why US strikes will only embolden the Houthis, not stop their Attacks on Ships in the Red Sea

By Sarah G. Phillips, University of Sydney | – As the Houthi militant group in Yemen ramps up its attacks on vessels in the Red […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Catastrophic Displacement Crisis in Gaza is a New Phase in More than a Century of Expulsions by Israel

Catastrophic Displacement Crisis in Gaza is a New Phase in More than a Century of Expulsions by Israel

Glassboro, NJ (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As a scholar of war, migration, and refugee resettlement—but more importantly as a human being—I have watched […]

Jared Keyel

China
Iranian Economy Buoyed By ‘Dark Fleet’ Oil Shipments To China

Iranian Economy Buoyed By ‘Dark Fleet’ Oil Shipments To China

By Michael Scollon | – ( RFE/RL ) – More than 6,000 kilometers from Tehran, in treacherous waters off the shores of Singapore, a “dark […]

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Donald Trump
Trump 2.0: Re-Breaking America in his Image

Trump 2.0: Re-Breaking America in his Image

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Count on one thing: Donald Trump, who seems to gain Republican support with every new indictment, is not going away. He’s […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Africa
Namibia, Victim of Germany's 1904 Genocide, Lambastes Berlin for Denying Israel's atrocities against Palestinians

Namibia, Victim of Germany’s 1904 Genocide, Lambastes Berlin for Denying Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Countries of the global South are most often denied a voice in Europe and North America. Our cable news brings […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why ending military Control over Palestinians is a Necessity for Israel

Why ending military Control over Palestinians is a Necessity for Israel

Tom Mehager ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Until Oct. 7, the Israeli state managed to maintain an “enlightened” and democratic facade among Western powers and […]

Waging Nonviolence

Israel/ Palestine
Ilan Pappe’s book ‘Ten Myths About Israel’ challenges the Propaganda Campaign

Ilan Pappe’s book ‘Ten Myths About Israel’ challenges the Propaganda Campaign

By Mohammed Salem ( Middle East Monitor There is an urgent need to counter the Israeli propaganda that is “repeated endlessly in the media, enforced […]

Middle East Monitor

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Israel’s Netanyahu: An Oliver Cromwell for our Times

Israel’s Netanyahu: An Oliver Cromwell for our Times

“When plunder [and dispossession]  becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves […]

Hugh J. Curran

Apartheid
Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars

Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars

By Peter Greste, Macquarie University | – (The Conversation) – Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a […]

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