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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade

Mohammad Eslami

Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

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Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

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President Obama’s Speech to the UN General Assembly

President Obama’s Speech to the UN General Assembly

Transcript Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman: I would like to begin today by telling you about an American named Chris Stevens. […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Mitt Romney Solutions to our Problems

Top Ten Mitt Romney Solutions to our Problems

1. Expensive emergency room care for those who have no health insurance. 2. Higher taxes on the middle class. 3. Lower taxes on millionaires. 4. […]

Juan Cole

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Muslims are no Different, or why Bill Maher’s blood libel is Bigotry

Muslims are no Different, or why Bill Maher’s blood libel is Bigotry

Comedian Bill Maher puts himself in the company of “9/11 liberals” who believe that Islam as a religion is different and decidedly worse than all […]

Juan Cole

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The Iran Crisis boils Again (What to Read)

The Iran Crisis boils Again (What to Read)

Trita Parsi of the Iranian-American Council is our guide:

Juan Cole

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Kim Jong Style (Parody of Psy's Gangnam Style)

Kim Jong Style (Parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style)

Barely Political’s parody set in North Korea:

Juan Cole

Libya
Libya Security crisis in Wake of Killing of US Ambassador (Links)

Libya Security crisis in Wake of Killing of US Ambassador (Links)

Juan Cole

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Sunday’s Recommended Reading

Sunday’s Recommended Reading

(Still getting used to this new plugin. If the link is truncated below, just click on the tweet’s author or the hashtag & it should […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Top Ten ways Corporate Food is Making us Fat and threatening our Food Supplies

Top Ten ways Corporate Food is Making us Fat and threatening our Food Supplies

While it is much better than the fascisms of the Right and the Left, one of the big drawbacks of corporate democracy is that the […]

Juan Cole

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Benghazi & Libya Developments

Benghazi & Libya Developments

Juan Cole

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