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Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness
Authoritarianism

Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of Independence has been made a dead letter by the Trump regime as we celebrate the 249th anniversary […]

Paris: Legal Complaint filed against French-Israeli Snipers over Killings of Civilians in Gaza

Paris: Legal Complaint filed against French-Israeli Snipers over Killings of Civilians in Gaza

07/03/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Who’s the most American? Psychological Studies show a Bias toward White English-Speakers

Who’s the most American? Psychological Studies show a Bias toward White English-Speakers

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam sung in Persian by the Kamkaran Group

Omar Khayyam sung in Persian by the Kamkaran Group

The Kamkaran group performs Khayyam’s poetry in classical style in Tehran:

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (88)

Omar Khayyam (88)

Since we have to go, what is it to exist? What is it to chase  impossible ambitions? They’ll never pass by  anyplace with a  sense […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Videos on the Muslim Brotherhood and the Quest for Power in Egypt

Videos on the Muslim Brotherhood and the Quest for Power in Egypt

Aljazeera English on the Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat al-Shater and his plans to run for the presidency of Egypt: The USG Open Source Center paraphrased this […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Bill McKibben, How You Subsidize the Energy Giants to Wreck the Planet

Tomgram: Bill McKibben, How You Subsidize the Energy Giants to Wreck the Planet

Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History And Why Taxpayers Shouldn’t Stand for It Any More By Bill McKibben […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Paradox of Israeli Politics:  Sternfeld

The Paradox of Israeli Politics: Sternfeld

Lior Sternfeld writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment Israel’s center-right Kadima Party has just elected an Iranian-Israeli, Shaul Mofaz, as its leader, in […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Life of Omar Khayyam pt 5 (Documentary)

Life of Omar Khayyam pt 5 (Documentary)

Fifth and final part of “The Genius of Omar Khayyam” — the continuing appeal of his poetry and philosophy, and the question of how much […]

Juan Cole

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Rafsanjani: Iran does not Want Nukes, Should improve relations with US, Saudi

Rafsanjani: Iran does not Want Nukes, Should improve relations with US, Saudi

Former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, gave an interview in a security studies journal recently, and I thought it might be important to share […]

Juan Cole

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Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen (Woods & Slater)

Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen (Woods & Slater)

Christ Woods and Emma Slater write at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Arab spring brings steep rise in US attacks in Yemen by Chris Woods […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (85)

Omar Khayyam (85)

A cup full of rose-colored wine  is beautiful; the tunes of the lute are lovely. As for the prude who knows nothing of wine, it […]

Juan Cole

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