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In 2025, 65% of Americans view Muslims Favorably,  85% view Jews Favorably
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In 2025, 65% of Americans view Muslims Favorably, 85% view Jews Favorably

Juan Cole

It is a paradox that Americans at some points say they like Muslims, but take a dim view on the whole of their religion.

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Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

12/18/2025 By ProPublica

Trump Administration Concedes U.S. Researchers may Talk with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur  on Palestine, Despite Sanctions

Trump Administration Concedes U.S. Researchers may Talk with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Despite Sanctions

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By Christoph Nedopil, Griffith University (The Conversation) – The price of partnership with the United States has changed. Washington is now using assurances of defence […]

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The New Model of Autocratic Cooperation: The US, Russia and the Middle East

The New Model of Autocratic Cooperation: The US, Russia and the Middle East

Quincy, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Today, and particularly in the Middle East, concepts like national interest, class, and geopolitics are fading compared […]

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“And one by one crept silently to Rest:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:21

“And one by one crept silently to Rest:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:21

Stanza 21 of the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s translation of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám continues with the theme of the shortness of life […]

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Major Israeli Violations of Gaza Ceasefire, With Extensive Bombardment, killing 51 Palestinians

By Brett Wilkins | – ( Commondreams.org ) – Gaza officials said that at least 51 Palestinians, including numerous children, were killed across the strip […]

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A Matter of Life and Death: Trump, RFK Jr. and Lies that Kill

By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The Senate Finance Committee hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was explosive. The Secretary of […]

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Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on “No Kings” Day

Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on “No Kings” Day

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the 1820s Greece waged a successful war of independence against an authoritarian king, the Ottoman Emperor Mahmoud II. The […]

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Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

Trump is trying to disappear the part of the Constitution that stops the government from searching your house — or seizing you — without a […]

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As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

By Gwyn McClelland, University of New England (The Conversation) – At first, there might not seem to be any immediate similarities between a devastated Nagasaki […]

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Infectious Diseases “Spiraling out of Control” in Gaza as Israel Cuts Aid Entry in Half

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The terms of the Trump ceasefire in Gaza required Israeli authorities to allow 600 trucks of food and medical aid […]

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