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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report
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Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

Juan Cole

Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”

Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self

Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self

01/09/2026 By Juan Cole

An Atomic Armageddon? Will the U.S. and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints?

An Atomic Armageddon? Will the U.S. and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints?

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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US politics
Obama: “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago”

Obama: “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago”

President Obama has spoken out on the Trayvon Martin case, saying that “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.” He spoke of how […]

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US politics
Detroit’s Bankruptcy and America’s Future:  Robots, Race, Globalization and the 1%

Detroit’s Bankruptcy and America’s Future: Robots, Race, Globalization and the 1%

The big question is whether Detroit’s bankruptcy and likely further decline is a fluke or whether it tells us something about the dystopia that the […]

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GOP to Poor American Kids:  Silly wabbits, Food Stamps are for Corporations! (Jamiol Cartoon)

GOP to Poor American Kids: Silly wabbits, Food Stamps are for Corporations! (Jamiol Cartoon)

The GOP-dominated House of Representatives has stripped food stamps from the farm bill, while supporting subsidies to agricultural corporations and lower taxes on the rich. […]

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Domestic Surveillance
Glenn Greenwald: Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

Glenn Greenwald: Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

In an epic boxing match, we have in one corner 600 pound gorillas like Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), head of the House Intelligence Committee that […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Top Ten Ways Egypt Actually Does deeply Matter to the United States

Top Ten Ways Egypt Actually Does deeply Matter to the United States

A Pew poll shows that far fewer Americans are following events in Egypt closely now than in January-February 2011. Actually, about the same percentage are […]

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