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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Remembering Rachel Corrie, 10 Years Later

Remembering Rachel Corrie, 10 Years Later

Rachel Corrie’s parents speak out on the tenth anniversary of her killing by the Israeli operator of a military bulldozer, who ran over her as […]

Juan Cole

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al-Qaeda
By the Numbers:  US Drone Strikes on Pakistan “Illegal”

By the Numbers: US Drone Strikes on Pakistan “Illegal”

The Guardian reports that Ben Emmerson, the UN’s special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, says that the Pakistani government has given no tacit consent […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Can we Get the Media to Report Climate Change? (Bill Moyers Video)

Can we Get the Media to Report Climate Change? (Bill Moyers Video)

Bill Moyers interviews a prominent scientist on what can be done to bring climate change back into the media discussion: The blurb: “Encore: Ending the […]

Juan Cole

China

Rising China’s Muslim Problem: What is the Future of the Uygurs? (Alimglu)

JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary interviews MUSA ALIMGLU: This week I asked a China and Xinjiang expert — someone who is familiar with China’s ethnic […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Pope Francis, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Women’s Equality: Why Must Religion be Patriarchal?

Pope Francis, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Women’s Equality: Why Must Religion be Patriarchal?

The selection of the new pope was carried out by a conclave of elderly men, and the only candidates were men. The new pope is […]

Juan Cole

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Why Wasn't the Higgs Boson Discovered in the US?  Neal DeGrasse Tyson explains congressional stupidity

Why Wasn’t the Higgs Boson Discovered in the US? Neal DeGrasse Tyson explains congressional stupidity

Scientists at a conference in Italy have confirmed the discovery of the Higgs Boson, after further experiments performed at the large hadron collider near Geneva […]

Juan Cole

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Phoenix, Az.: Climate Change Denial HQ will be First Urban Victim of ... Climate Change (deBuys)

Phoenix, Az.: Climate Change Denial HQ will be First Urban Victim of … Climate Change (deBuys)

William deBuys writes at Tomdispatch.com Of course, it’s an easy city to pick on. The nation’s 13th largest metropolitan area (nudging out Detroit) crams 4.3 […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways Pope Francis heralds the Emergence of Global South

Top Ten Ways Pope Francis heralds the Emergence of Global South

The selection of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as the new pope signals the first time the Roman Catholic Church has been headed by […]

Juan Cole

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