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Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on “No Kings” Day
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Ypsilanti, named for a Greek Freedom Fighter against Tyranny, Rallies against Trump on “No Kings” Day

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the 1820s Greece waged a successful war of independence against an authoritarian king, the Ottoman Emperor Mahmoud II. The […]

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Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

Our Fourth Amendment Rights Are Endangered Like Never Before

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As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945?

10/19/2025 By The Conversation

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Was this 16-year-old Drone Victim Really a Terrorist? (Chatterjee)

Pratap Chatterjee writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism He walked quietly between his two friends as he entered the conference hall in one of […]

Juan Cole

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Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

The American deployment of its thousands of drones or unmanned aircraft is one dimension of the breakdown of the rule of law. The US sends […]

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Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

The first observance of Earth Day was March 21, 1970. I was 17, and along with other students at Broad Run High School, went out […]

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Yes, MEMRI, there is a Fatwa from Khamenei forbidding Nukes

Yes, MEMRI, there is a Fatwa from Khamenei forbidding Nukes

I’m told that MEMRI, which has its origins in Israeli military intelligence, has put out a statement doubting that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ever […]

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Omar Khayyam (104)

Omar Khayyam (104)

Every place you see  a rose or red tulip, they are tinted by the blood  of a fallen king. Every violet petal  that falls to […]

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Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Demand end to Military Rule

Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Demand end to Military Rule

Friday was the Day of Reviving the Revolution in Egypt, writes al-Hayat in Arabic, with tens of thousands of protesters filling Tahrir Square in downtown […]

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War is God’s way… (Rodriguez)

War is God’s way… (Rodriguez)

Courtesy Paul Rodriguez Page. This quote appears to come from his stand up routine of 1987 in Los Angeles. It is often misattributed to Ambrose […]

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Bahrain: little change since ‘brutal crackdown’ as Formula 1 begins (Serle)

Bahrain: little change since ‘brutal crackdown’ as Formula 1 begins (Serle)

Jack Serle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Bird shot, tear gas and truncheon-wielding riot police are not the normal accompaniments to a Grand […]

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Bahrain Protests ahead of Formula One Race

Bahrain Protests ahead of Formula One Race

Protesters in Bahrain on Thursday came out against the holding of the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, and met repression by police, who used […]

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