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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)
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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)

H. Patricia Hynes

Health inequalities cannot be eliminated without addressing the injustice that contribute to weathering – the physical toll

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

01/02/2026 By Common Dreams

Gaza:  Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

Gaza: Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

01/02/2026 By International Middle East Media Center

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Energy
First, Close all the Coal Plants: MIT Study Shows they Shorten Lives

First, Close all the Coal Plants: MIT Study Shows they Shorten Lives

“Data from China show that large amounts of coal emissions shorten lives”: The MIT Energy Intiative reports: ” A high level of air pollution, in […]

Juan Cole

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Annals of White Terrorism: Police Arrest Suspect in bombing of Mosque, Murder of Muslim

Annals of White Terrorism: Police Arrest Suspect in bombing of Mosque, Murder of Muslim

A British-Ukrainian suspect is being looked at for both the murder of an elderly Muslim man and several bombings outside mosques in London. Terrorism against […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
"Whoever Speaks of 1967 borders speaks of Auschwitz": Israel Cabinet not Serious about talks on a Palestinian State

“Whoever Speaks of 1967 borders speaks of Auschwitz”: Israel Cabinet not Serious about talks on a Palestinian State

US Secretary of State John Kerry very tentatively announced Friday that he has hopes that Israeli and Palestinian negotiations will start back up with a […]

Juan Cole

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How Fast can a Camel Run?

How Fast can a Camel Run?

Camel Race – Wadi Rum, Jordan

Juan Cole

science
On Anniversary of the First Moon Walk, it is the Chinese who Plan another

On Anniversary of the First Moon Walk, it is the Chinese who Plan another

Today is the anniversary of the first moon walk, in 1969. Walter Cronkite anchors the first moon walk Meanwhile, nowadays it is China that is […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Protests and the Trayvon Martin Foundation:  "Trayvon is Down but we're Rising Up"

Protests and the Trayvon Martin Foundation: “Trayvon is Down but we’re Rising Up”

Small protests were held in about 100 cities throughout the US on behalf of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old unarmed victim in a shooting incident in […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt's pro, anti-Morsi Demonstrators Settle in for the Long Game

Egypt’s pro, anti-Morsi Demonstrators Settle in for the Long Game

Friday saw large demonstrations in Cairo and several other cities by Muslim Brotherhood members demanding the reinstatement of deposed Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi. Those who […]

Juan Cole

European Union
European Union Boycotts Israeli Colonies on the Palestinian West Bank

European Union Boycotts Israeli Colonies on the Palestinian West Bank

The Israeli government’s de facto annexation and colonization of the Palestinian West Bank is illegal in international law. United Nations members cannot acquire territory by […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq:  92-Year-Old Iraqi Man marries 22-Year-Old Woman

Iraq: 92-Year-Old Iraqi Man marries 22-Year-Old Woman

“A 92-year-old man in Iraq marries a woman 70 years his junior. Muslai Mohammed, one of the most prominent figures in his village, decided to […]

Juan Cole

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