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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia
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UN’s IPC: Gaza out of Famine for Now, but Severe Malnutrition Continues, as Newborn dies of Hypthermia

Juan Cole

The bad news is that in October and November 2025, “the majority of the population continued to face high levels of acute food insecurity

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Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

12/20/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

1/4 of Syrian Expat Refugees Have Returned, but many to Destroyed Homes, Land Disputes

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Islamic Shariah & Todd Akin/ Paul Ryan on Abortion & Legitimate Rape

Islamic Shariah & Todd Akin/ Paul Ryan on Abortion & Legitimate Rape

The troubles of Rep. Todd Akin, Republican candidate for the senate in Missouri, derive from his absolute opposition to abortion, even in cases where a […]

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On Real Gender and Racial Equality (Gloria Steinem Poster)

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Anonymous Billionaires are Stealing Your Election with Attack Ads

Anonymous Billionaires are Stealing Your Election with Attack Ads

It would be bad enough, as I reported last week, that 47 billionaires were responsible for the lion’s share of individual Super PAC contributions. It […]

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Top Ten Paul Ryan Falsehoods, Gaffes and Outrages, First Week

Top Ten Paul Ryan Falsehoods, Gaffes and Outrages, First Week

1. Ryan’s position opposing abortion even in cases of rape, and his attempts to define cytoblasts as legal ‘persons’ (which would outlaw all termination of […]

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Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Assange Demands end of US War on Whistleblowers

Julian Assange called on the US on Sunday to cease its war on whistleblowers. He also blasted Russia for imposing a 2-year sentence on three […]

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Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

Israeli President Peres Smacks down PM Netanyahu on Iran Attack, Supports Obama

For the past couple of weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, have been making strident noises about a […]

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Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

Putin, Pussy Riot, Hooliganism and the Syrian Bloodbath

The sentencing of members of the Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot, to two years in prison for a protest song they sang in an […]

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Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

Ann Romney: No More Tax Returns! (Jamiol Cartoon)

From Paul Jamiol, Jamiol’s World. Get the book!

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Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

Syria and the New Great Divide in the Greater Middle East

With news of a series of bombings and attacks in Iraq, of kidnappings and reprisals in Lebanon, and an ongoing Civil War in Syria, anyone […]

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