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Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

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33 new Gigs of Solar: Top 7 Renewables Good News Stories in the US for 2023

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States has long been characterized by its “can-do” spirit. With all the alarming news about climate change, it […]

Juan Cole

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3 More Months of Israel's Gaza Attack will push Deaths to 50K from Airstrikes, Hunger, Disease

3 More Months of Israel’s Gaza Attack will push Deaths to 50K from Airstrikes, Hunger, Disease

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted: “The war is exacting a very heavy price, but we have no choice […]

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10 Victories of the American Worker in 2023

By Sarah Anderson | – ( Inequality.org ) – Looking for something positive to celebrate on New Year’s Eve? Consider lifting a glass to the […]

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South Africa Charges Israel with Genocide at Int'l Court of Justice, as Global South charges West with Hypocrisy

South Africa Charges Israel with Genocide at Int’l Court of Justice, as Global South charges West with Hypocrisy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – South African society has had extensive experience with racial Apartheid (segregation and humiliation) and with genocide, which is defined in […]

Juan Cole

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Iran's Climate Migration Crisis Could Turn Into National 'Disaster'

Iran’s Climate Migration Crisis Could Turn Into National ‘Disaster’

By Golnaz Esfandiari and Mohammad Zarghami | – ( RFE/ RL ) – Record temperatures, prolonged droughts, and the drying up of rivers and lakes […]

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World's Decades of Silence on Israel's Colonial Violence is being Reaped in Gaza

World’s Decades of Silence on Israel’s Colonial Violence is being Reaped in Gaza

( Middle East Monitor ) – “We cannot let the idea take root that an efficient fight against terrorism implies to flatten Gaza or attack […]

Juan Cole

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In Hottest Year on Record, Global Heating Killed a Taylor Swift Fan at Rio Concert

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that 2023 is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded, i.e. […]

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Maine Secretary of State finds Trump ineligible for State’s Primary Ballot

Maine Secretary of State finds Trump ineligible for State’s Primary Ballot

By: Evan Popp – Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state’s primary in a closely-watched decision that makes Maine […]

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5 Budding Wars we hope the World can Avoid in 2024

By Jessica Genauer, Flinders University | – (The Conversation) – Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between […]

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