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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

01/31/2026 By The Conversation

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

01/31/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

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Romney Hood and his Merry Band (Cartoon)

Romney Hood and his Merry Band (Cartoon)

Juan Cole

Environment
Two Ways Mitt Romney Really Will Kill lots of People

Two Ways Mitt Romney Really Will Kill lots of People

Controversy is swirling about a poorly argued attack ad done by a super PAC that is pro-Obama, which accuses Mitt Romney of being responsible for […]

Juan Cole

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On Martyrdom for Freedom of Expression (Thomas Jefferson Poster)

On Martyrdom for Freedom of Expression (Thomas Jefferson Poster)

Juan Cole

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America’s New Proxy Wars (Turse)

America’s New Proxy Wars (Turse)

Nick Turse writes at Tomdispatch.com: In the 1980s, the U.S. government began funneling aid to mujahedeen rebels in Afghanistan as part of an American proxy […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Parliament takes over in Modern Libya’s First Peaceful Transfer of Power

Parliament takes over in Modern Libya’s First Peaceful Transfer of Power

The UN observer sent to commemorate the event said it all. The peaceful transfer of power from the National Transitional Council to the newly elected […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others

Top Ten differences between White Terrorists and Others

1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Hitchhiking Camels, Libya (Photo)

Hitchhiking Camels, Libya (Photo)

Photograph on road from Tripoli to Misrata, Libya, May, 2012, by Juan Cole

Juan Cole

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In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch:  "Nobody Does it Better" (Carly Simon Performance)

In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch: “Nobody Does it Better” (Carly Simon Performance)

In Memoriam Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012): Below, his “Nobody Does it Better,” theme of the 1977 Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me” and among the […]

Juan Cole

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Syria:  The Battle for Aleppo Begins as Rebels Retreat

Syria: The Battle for Aleppo Begins as Rebels Retreat

The Baath government’s attack on East Aleppo, a rebel stronghold in the past couple of weeks, began Tuesday night, with an assault by advanced Russian-made […]

Juan Cole

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