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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist

Norman Solomon

Trump and his MAGA followers are hardly going to forsake their standard mix of bigotry, anti-immigrant mania and other political toxins

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MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

11/26/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Ozymandias on the Potomac:  Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

Ozymandias on the Potomac: Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

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A Bridge of Boats across Frozen Tigris River, Mosul, 1903

A Bridge of Boats across Frozen Tigris River, Mosul, 1903

The authors say locals in Mosul told them that the last time the river froze was 1750. That freezing became more rare after that date […]

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Climate Change
Spain, Portugal show that 50%, even 70% Power from Renewables is Possible Right now

Spain, Portugal show that 50%, even 70% Power from Renewables is Possible Right now

(By Juan Cole) The miserable record of the United States in tackling its deadly carbon dioxide emissions (5 billion metric tons a year) sometimes obscures […]

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Syria: Rebel Militias take on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Syria: Rebel Militias take on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

(By Joshua Landis with A.J.N.) A major confrontation has broken out between the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Syria’s other rebel militias. […]

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Climate Change
Kerry may Nix Keystone XL for Global Climate Agreement

Kerry may Nix Keystone XL for Global Climate Agreement

(By Tina Casey) John Kerry Throws More Cold Water On Keystone XL Pipeline (via Clean Technica) The tubes have been buzzing over a new New […]

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Afghanistan
The Failure of the Trillion Dollar National Security State

The Failure of the Trillion Dollar National Security State

(By Tom Engelhardt> In a 1950s civics textbook of mine, I can remember a Martian landing on Main Street, U.S.A., to be instructed in the […]

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Iran
Iran Rock Video:  Chrymez, "Fight for Your Rights"

Iran Rock Video: Chrymez, “Fight for Your Rights”

David Nejadi’s Iran Chrymez Rock band plays “Fight for your Rights” for more see Reverbnation

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Recognizing Israel as a Jewish State is like saying the US is a White State

Recognizing Israel as a Jewish State is like saying the US is a White State

(By Juan Cole) Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is adding a fifth demand to his negotiations with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestine […]

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Israeli hardliners object to Kerry pressure

Israeli hardliners object to Kerry pressure

Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline coalition partners step up pressure on the Israeli prime minister, threatening to topple the government if he caves in to American pressure […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Rejects Kerry Proposal to Relinquish Control of Palestine-Jordan Border, Endangering Talks

Israel Rejects Kerry Proposal to Relinquish Control of Palestine-Jordan Border, Endangering Talks

(By AFP) Israel rejects US proposals on Jordan Valley (via AFP) Israel rejects any US-proposed security concessions for the Jordan Valley, a cabinet member close […]

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