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Stephen Colbert and I:  The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship
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Stephen Colbert and I: The Tightening of Right-Wing Censorship

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Paramount Global corporation has fired late night comedian Stephen Colbert even though Colbert dominated his time spot. Paramount owns […]

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

Turkey becomes the First to Censor Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok

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Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

Green Energy and protecting Nature get the Thumbs up in Climate Change study in 68 Countries

07/19/2025 By The Conversation

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (58)

Omar Khayyam (58)

My creed is to drink wine and be happy; my faith is to be devoid of unbelief and religion. I said to the bride of […]

Juan Cole

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Afghans to US Military:  Be at Least a Little Ashamed

Afghans to US Military: Be at Least a Little Ashamed

This is one Afghanistan newspaper’s reaction today to the story of the massacre by a US staff sergeant of 16 villagers, including 9 children, near […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Engelhardt, War as the President’s Private Preserve

Tomgram: Engelhardt, War as the President’s Private Preserve

When I was young, the Philadelphia Bulletin ran cartoon ads that usually featured a man in trouble — dangling by his fingers, say, from an outdoor clock…

Tom Engelhardt

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Changing Iran’s Nuclear Calculation with Green Energy: Buonomo

Changing Iran’s Nuclear Calculation with Green Energy: Buonomo

Thomas J. Buonomo writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Changing Iran’s Cost-Benefit Analysis on Its Nuclear Program The announcement last week by Chinese […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (57)

Omar Khayyam (57)

We are pagans of love; the orthodox are something else. We are like puny ants; the splendor of Solomon is something else. Our faces are […]

Juan Cole

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President Hadi, Yemen’s New Leader, Lays out his Vision (al-Sharq al-Awsat)

President Hadi, Yemen’s New Leader, Lays out his Vision (al-Sharq al-Awsat)

The USG Open Source Center translates an interview at al-Sharq al-Awsat with new Yemeni president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. He succeeds overthrown dictator Ali Abdallah Saleh […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (56)

Omar Khayyam (56)

I spent a lifetime romancing with wine and roses, but none of my efforts ever went right; since none of my desires was fulfilled through […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Bahrain Demonstrations Echoed in Iraq on Eve of Arab League Meeting

Bahrain Demonstrations Echoed in Iraq on Eve of Arab League Meeting

Tens of thousands of demonstrators came out in villages and along highways in Bahrain on Friday, reviving their protest of the islands’ absolute monarchy. Among […]

Juan Cole

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Poll: Majority of Republicans Expect War with Iran in 2012 (Infographic)

Poll: Majority of Republicans Expect War with Iran in 2012 (Infographic)

The Poll Position has done a scientific poll of the American public on how likely they feel war is with Iran in 2012. They were […]

Juan Cole

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