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Gaza: It’s not “Complicated”
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Gaza: It’s not “Complicated”

Alan Richards

Santa Cruz, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – HISTORY is always complicated. ELEMENTARY ETHICS is not. “Do not do to others what is hateful to […]

US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization

US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization

07/15/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange

Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange

07/15/2025 By The Conversation

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Solar Impulse sun-powered Plane flies from California to Phoenix, AZ on way across America (Video)

Solar Impulse sun-powered Plane flies from California to Phoenix, AZ on way across America (Video)

Bertrand Piccard is piloting the sun-powered plane, ‘Solar Impulse,’ across America in legs. This video is of his flight from California up to San Francisco […]

Juan Cole

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Is it Racism?   Why did we Ignore New Orleans but obsess about Boston?

Is it Racism? Why did we Ignore New Orleans but obsess about Boston?

I got back from my trip to Baghdad on Sunday evening, and noticed when I checked the news that there seemed to have been a […]

Juan Cole

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Understanding the Palestinians' Dilemma: From al-Araqib to Susiya (Video)

Understanding the Palestinians’ Dilemma: From al-Araqib to Susiya (Video)

From Al-Araqib to Susiya (English) , a film by al-Adalah (Justice) : ” Two Villages – One Story An Interactive Dialogue on Forced Displacement In […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Folklore Performances  (Cole Videos)

Iraqi Folklore Performances (Cole Videos)

Iraqi Sword Dance: Here are some folklore performances put on for us by a troupe in Baghdad on May 8, 2013, at the Ministry of […]

Juan Cole

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Department of Justice Spying on AP Reporters' Telephone Contacts Threatens Democracy

Department of Justice Spying on AP Reporters’ Telephone Contacts Threatens Democracy

The Associated Press has been the victim of massive secret surveillance of its reporters’ telephone traffic (not the substance but to whom they were talking) […]

Juan Cole

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Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 parts per million, Threatens Climate Catastrophe

Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 parts per million, Threatens Climate Catastrophe

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached the milestone of 400 parts per million, something not seen on earth for 2 or […]

Juan Cole

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Two Kinds of anti-Muslim Racism in the Netherlands (Wertheim)

Two Kinds of anti-Muslim Racism in the Netherlands (Wertheim)

Anne-Ruth Wertheim writes in a guest column for Informed Comment On 31 January 2013 Mohamed Rabbae stated on www.Joop.nl that far right wing politician Geert […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Youth Demonstrate against Sectarianism, in Favor of National Unity  (Video by Cole)

Iraqi Youth Demonstrate against Sectarianism, in Favor of National Unity (Video by Cole)

During my trip to Iraq last week, I visited Mutanabbi Street, a district of bookstores, handicrafts, and cultural centers, on Friday morning. I kept bumping […]

Juan Cole

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My Trip to Baghdad Last Week (Photo Gallery)

My Trip to Baghdad Last Week (Photo Gallery)

Here are photos from my trip to Baghdad last week, to attend the 3rd International Conference on Translation, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. There […]

Juan Cole

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