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The wrong question about the war in Iran
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The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

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A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

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War Crime: Israelis Circulating Degrading Sexualized Photos of Palestinian Prisoners

War Crime: Israelis Circulating Degrading Sexualized Photos of Palestinian Prisoners

Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – Israeli forces have been publishing degrading photographs and videos of detained Palestinians, including children, a form of inhumane treatment and […]

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The only Way to address the Threat of Microplastics in the Great Lakes is to Cut Plastic Production and Consumption

The only Way to address the Threat of Microplastics in the Great Lakes is to Cut Plastic Production and Consumption

By Lewis Alcott, University of Bristol; Fereidoun Rezanezhad, University of Waterloo; Nancy Goucher, University of Waterloo; Philippe Van Cappellen, University of Waterloo; and Stephanie SlowinskiUniversity […]

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The Same White Nationalism that Genocided the American Indians is at Work in Eradicating Palestinians

The Same White Nationalism that Genocided the American Indians is at Work in Eradicating Palestinians

Sarajevo (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In his seminal work “Animal Farm,” George Orwell astutely observed, “All animals are equal, but some animals are […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Sniping, Shredding, Incinerating:  Israel's War on Children in Gaza

Sniping, Shredding, Incinerating: Israel’s War on Children in Gaza

By Adham Abu Selmiya ( Middle East Monitor ) – “I’ve seen more incinerated children than I’ve ever seen in my entire life combined. I’ve […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump

Project 2025: The Christian Nationalist Vision to be Imposed on America

By Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Roman poet Juvenal coined the phrase “bread and circuses” nearly 2,000 years ago for […]

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Israel's Netanyahu Insulted -- and endangered -- US Protesters against his Gaza Atrocities, Lying that they're on Iran's Payroll

Israel’s Netanyahu Insulted — and endangered — US Protesters against his Gaza Atrocities, Lying that they’re on Iran’s Payroll

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Netanyahu’s speech before a half full of the House of Representatives was a disgrace.  It was not […]

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The Double Crisis of U.S. Foreign Policy

The Double Crisis of U.S. Foreign Policy

By John Feffer | Originally published in Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Approaching the consequential elections of 2024, the United […]

John Feffer

Israel/ Palestine
The U.S. Must Stop Arming Israel

The U.S. Must Stop Arming Israel

By Farrah Hassen | ( Otherwords.org ) – In a shameful moment for U.S. history, an accused war criminal addressed Congress on July 24.  Israeli […]

OtherWords

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The UK Labour Party drops opposition to Int'l Criminal Court Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over Gaza War Crimes

The UK Labour Party drops opposition to Int’l Criminal Court Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant over Gaza War Crimes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Labour Party in Britain announced that it would not submit a brief to the International Criminal Court arguing that […]

Juan Cole

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