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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide
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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This year 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the “American War.”  The […]

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“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

10/31/2025 By Juan Cole

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

10/31/2025 By Hugh J. Curran

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Climate Change
Yep, We're Screwed:  Top Ten Recent Climate Change Findings that should Scare You

Yep, We’re Screwed: Top Ten Recent Climate Change Findings that should Scare You

1. A warmer planet will spur aggression and violence, according to UC Berkeley scientists. 2. Climate change is causing animals to migrate into new areas, […]

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Egypt
Egyptian Police Clear Brotherhood Sit-Ins, at cost of Scores of deaths, injuries

Egyptian Police Clear Brotherhood Sit-Ins, at cost of Scores of deaths, injuries

On Wednesday morning, the State Security police in Egypt used earth movers to tear down the barricades around the huge sit-ins at al-Nahda Square in […]

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censorship
Levison of Lavabits on FBI gag order:  "There's information I can't share with my lawyer"

Levison of Lavabits on FBI gag order: “There’s information I can’t share with my lawyer”

Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now!” gets an exclusive interview with Ladar Levison, who closed down his Lavabit encrypted email service rather than comply with Federal demands […]

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Saudi Arabia
Defecting Saudi Prince: Royal Family in Panic at Arab Revolts, Thousands imprisoned

Defecting Saudi Prince: Royal Family in Panic at Arab Revolts, Thousands imprisoned

Russia Today got a scoop on Monday with an interview with a defecting Saudi prince: “In recent weeks Saudi Arabia has launched an offensive against […]

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Energy
India, China Defy US Congress’ War on Iranian Oil

India, China Defy US Congress’ War on Iranian Oil

The US House of Representatives approved a bill at the beginning of this month aimed at completely closing off Iranian petroleum exports. Not since President […]

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Drones
How Much Blood Money does the US Pay to Families of Innocent Drone Victims?  It’s Classified (Currier)

How Much Blood Money does the US Pay to Families of Innocent Drone Victims? It’s Classified (Currier)

Cora Currier writes at Propublica: There have been nine drone strikes reported in Yemen in the past two weeks – an uptick apparently connected to […]

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Energy
India's Energy could be 15% from Renewables by 2020: Greentech CEOs

India’s Energy could be 15% from Renewables by 2020: Greentech CEOs

When you actually put renewable energy CEOs on television, they can explain that coal and other hyrdrocarbons receive government subsidies, making them look much cheaper […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov't mocks 'Peace Talks' with announcement of 1200 New Squatter homes in Occupied Palestine

Israeli Gov’t mocks ‘Peace Talks’ with announcement of 1200 New Squatter homes in Occupied Palestine

The Israeli government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that it would take bids on nearly 1200 new housing units on Palestinian territory occupied […]

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US politics
Neoliberalism Fail:  Top 8 Ways Privatization has Harmed us All (Buchheit)

Neoliberalism Fail: Top 8 Ways Privatization has Harmed us All (Buchheit)

Paul Buchheit writes at Commondreams.org: Some of America's leading news analysts are beginning to recognize the fallacy of the "free market." Said Ted Koppel, "We […]

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