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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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Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)

Romney & Bush Disappearance (Bill Maher Poster)

Juan Cole

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Labor Day Question:  Are you Better off than You were in 1970?

Labor Day Question: Are you Better off than You were in 1970?

Thoughts for a Labor Day in 2012: The real question isn’t whether we are better off than we were four years ago. It takes a […]

Juan Cole

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"What the World Needs Now" - In Memoriam Hal David

“What the World Needs Now” – In Memoriam Hal David

Award-winning lyricist Hal David is dead at 91.. Here is one of his hits in remembrance, and the sentiment is one we could do with […]

Juan Cole

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Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference

Tutu Slams Tony Blair for Illegal Iraq War, boycotts Leadership Conference

South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu made waves by refusing to attend the recent Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg because of the presence of […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

Top Ten Clint Eastwood Empty-Chair Falsehoods

You can’t see me, but I’m talking to Clint Eastwood sitting spectrally in an empty chair, and I am replying to his confused rant. 1. […]

Juan Cole

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Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About

Top Green Energy Advances Mitt Romney doesn’t Want to Hear About

As the deleterious effects of hydrocarbons like coal, gas and oil continue to be felt in the world, the peculiar US dedication to these poisons […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies

Top Ten Repeated Paul Ryan Lies

This year’s Republican campaign may be the most dishonest in history. A couple of weeks ago I listed 10 major falsehoods and gaffes of Republican […]

Juan Cole

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Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)

Report and be damned: an American whistleblower’s story (Fitzgibbon)

Will Fitzgibbon writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism . . . . the last four weeks have largely been a positive time for whistleblowers […]

Juan Cole

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Mitt Romney’s coming War on Iran: A Tale of Two Conventions

Mitt Romney’s coming War on Iran: A Tale of Two Conventions

The American Republican Party Convention in Tampa ironically coincides with the Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Tehran, Iran. Were nominee Mitt Romney to win, he has […]

Juan Cole

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