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When Politics Leaves Reality Behind
Conspiracy Theories

When Politics Leaves Reality Behind

Bahman Fozouni

Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The traditional left–right political spectrum no longer captures the forces driving division in America today. That model works […]

The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

05/10/2025 By John Feffer

Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile

Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile

05/10/2025 By The Conversation

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China
How Trump’s Tariffs are driving Asia and the Gulf into China’s Arms

How Trump’s Tariffs are driving Asia and the Gulf into China’s Arms

London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Donald Trump’s America First trade policy has seen the global economy enter a new era of […]

Neil Thompson

Israel
The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

( Middle East Monitor ) Israel’s aggressive operations against Syria continue by air and on the ground, imposing new realities at a time Syria’s leadership […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”

On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”

( The Times of Israel) – The author is a renowned journalist, political scientist, and professor of journalism at New York University. He headed The […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Climate Crisis
The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence

The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence

Review of Peter Schwartzstein, The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence (London: Footnote Press, 2024). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Corporations
How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us

How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us

At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in. By Kieran […]

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International Court of Justice
Sudan takes UAE to Int’l Court of Justice for Genocide: A Test for Int’l Justice

Sudan takes UAE to Int’l Court of Justice for Genocide: A Test for Int’l Justice

The case comes amid growing global scrutiny of UAE military alliances, including its deepening ties with Israel despite accusations of genocide in Gaza Written byWalid […]

Global Voices

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European CO2 Emissions keep Plummeting, as 47% of Electricity is Green

European CO2 Emissions keep Plummeting, as 47% of Electricity is Green

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 27 countries of the European Union, with a population of about 450 million, produce 3.9 billion metric tons of […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Can the Middle East escape Western Media Hegemony and Thomas Friedman?

Can the Middle East escape Western Media Hegemony and Thomas Friedman?

( Middle East Monitor ) – The website of a certain pan-Arab media organisation seems to be fixated on translating, commenting or briefing its audience […]

Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump
Saudi Arabia, Rehabilitated, is Mediator in Ukraine War, and maybe with Iran

Saudi Arabia, Rehabilitated, is Mediator in Ukraine War, and maybe with Iran

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University (The Conversation) – Saudi Arabia is 2,000 miles from Ukraine and even more politically distant, so at first glance […]

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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