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Plagues in the Making: RFK Jr. guts CDC, comes for your Children’s Health
Donald Trump

Plagues in the Making: RFK Jr. guts CDC, comes for your Children’s Health

Dan Dinello

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – With a Cabinet full of fascists, fools, drunks, and sycophants, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands out as a […]

“With me along some Strip of Herbage Strown:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:10

“With me along some Strip of Herbage Strown:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:10

09/08/2025 By Juan Cole

Trump threatens UN Visa Ban for Brazil over Pro-Palestine Stance

Trump threatens UN Visa Ban for Brazil over Pro-Palestine Stance

09/08/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Jesus and Muhammad and the Question of the State

Jesus and Muhammad and the Question of the State

I’ve always liked Andrew Sullivan even when I disagree with him. I’m going to disagree with him, or more specifically Alexis de Tocqueville and one […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israeli Gen. Charges Syria Chem Weapons Use:  Is Israel Allying with Sunnis to overthrow Alawites, cut off Iran?

Israeli Gen. Charges Syria Chem Weapons Use: Is Israel Allying with Sunnis to overthrow Alawites, cut off Iran?

The official stance of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel toward the Syrian civil war has been one of announced “neutrality.” Netanyahu’s position contrasts with […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
America’s Murder Inc. Abroad:  Engelhardt on Scahill’s Latest

America’s Murder Inc. Abroad: Engelhardt on Scahill’s Latest

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com: Chalmers Johnson’s book Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire was published in March 2000 — and just about no one […]

Juan Cole

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Terrorism and the other Religions

Terrorism and the other Religions

Contrary to what is alleged by bigots like Bill Maher, Muslims are not more violent than people of other religions. Murder rates in most of […]

Juan Cole

Energy
If you Love the Earth on Earth Day, Close a Coal Plant

If you Love the Earth on Earth Day, Close a Coal Plant

Dirty coal is killing us and killing the earth. Here is a short documentary. Coal plants produce a lion’s share of carbon dioxide poisoning of […]

Juan Cole

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For Fun:  M.C. Escher Drawings brought to Life via 3-D Printer by Israeli Professor

For Fun: M.C. Escher Drawings brought to Life via 3-D Printer by Israeli Professor

Professor Gershon Elber of Technion Israel Institute of Technology uses the university’s Objet 3-D printer to bring into reality the absurdist architecture of M. C. […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Did the Boston Bombing Hurt the Syrian Revolution?  Obama & Putin Confer as Rebels Allege Regime Massacre

Did the Boston Bombing Hurt the Syrian Revolution? Obama & Putin Confer as Rebels Allege Regime Massacre

The phone call between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Boston Marathon bombers were identified as Chechens, in which Obama thanked Putin […]

Juan Cole

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Chechen Rock Group G Town (Music Video)

Chechen Rock Group G Town (Music Video)

For a different view of Chechens, a performance of G-Town covering the Blues Brothers:

Juan Cole

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Syrian Bombing Victims send Condolences to Boston

Syrian Bombing Victims send Condolences to Boston

Juan Cole

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