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“Reviving old Desires:”  Saadi and Omar Khayyam  on Celebrating the New Year
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“Reviving old Desires:” Saadi and Omar Khayyam on Celebrating the New Year

Juan Cole

The dawn wind wafts the scent of the New Year / to friends’ delight and triumphant good cheer.

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

01/01/2026 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

01/01/2026 By The Conversation

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Tired of Bronco Bama & Mitt Romney: Sensible but Cranky Little Girl in Colorado (video)

Tired of Bronco Bama & Mitt Romney: Sensible but Cranky Little Girl in Colorado (video)

Colorado mom captures little daughter’s frustration with the length of the presidential campaign. Back story here.

Juan Cole

US politics
Top Five Signs of Capitalist Dictatorship in the Romney Campaign

Top Five Signs of Capitalist Dictatorship in the Romney Campaign

The mainstream media and even Democrats have been slow to call Mitt Romney’s deliberate falsehoods “lies.” But after just calling them what they are, it […]

Juan Cole

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Bahrain King forbids Protest Rallies

Bahrain King forbids Protest Rallies

The Kingdom of Bahrain has banned all public demonstrations and rallies, in a strike against the Shiite Wifaq Party, led by cleric Ali Salman. The […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Regime flies 60 bombing Raids against Rebel City Quarters

Syrian Regime flies 60 bombing Raids against Rebel City Quarters

The Baath regime of Bashar al-Assad spent the final day of a supposed 4-day cease-fire on Monday intensively bombing its own cities, with fighter jets […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Romney Ridiculed 'Rising of Seas,' Pledged Deep cuts to FEMA (Videos)

Romney Ridiculed ‘Rising of Seas,’ Pledged Deep cuts to FEMA (Videos)

Mitt Romney makes fun of President Obama’s pledge to slow the rising of the world’s oceans, caused by climate change, and his Republican audience tittered. […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Top Green Energy Good News Stories in Honor of Frankenstorm

Top Green Energy Good News Stories in Honor of Frankenstorm

While storms and hurricanes are normal, Frankenstorms are not. Global climate change caused by human dumping of carbon dioxide into the air causes severe weather. […]

Juan Cole

US politics
A vote for Romney is a vote for Zombies: Joss Whedon of the Avengers (Video)

A vote for Romney is a vote for Zombies: Joss Whedon of the Avengers (Video)

Director and screenwriter Joss Whedon (The Avengers, The Cabin in the Woods (2012), suggests that a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for the […]

Juan Cole

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You, Robot:  Darpa's Robot learns to Avoid Obstacles

You, Robot: Darpa’s Robot learns to Avoid Obstacles

Darpa’s Atlas Robot learns to avoid obstacles:

Juan Cole

Energy
Severe Weather, Climate Change and Corporate Greed (Solnit)

Severe Weather, Climate Change and Corporate Greed (Solnit)

Rebecca Solnit writes at Tomdispatch.com: Our Words Are Our Weapons Against the Destruction of the World by Greed In ancient China, the arrival of a […]

Juan Cole

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