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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
Academic Freedom

California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza/ Hiroshima: Could Israel Nuke the Palestinians?

Gaza/ Hiroshima: Could Israel Nuke the Palestinians?

By Joshua Frank | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Israel’s robust military, the fourth-strongest in the world, is ravaging Gaza and, along with armed settlers, […]

Tomdispatch

Bahrain
What does the Gaza Conflict Mean for the UAE, the Abraham Accords and Saudi Normalization?

What does the Gaza Conflict Mean for the UAE, the Abraham Accords and Saudi Normalization?

Exeter, UK (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – When the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with several Arab states such as Bahrain and Morocco, normalized […]

Hamdullah Baycar

Israel/ Palestine
How Colonialist depictions of Palestinians feed Western Stereotypes of eastern "Barbarism"

How Colonialist depictions of Palestinians feed Western Stereotypes of eastern “Barbarism”

Elizabeth Vibert, University of Victoria | – Like so many other Palestinians, my friend Abeer Salah (not her real name) lives in exile. For Salah, […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The Hidden History of Hamas

The Hidden History of Hamas

by Akil N. Awan Follow @Akil_N_Awan on Twitter L ( The National Interest) – The savagery of Hamas’ heinous terrorist attack on October 7, which […]

Akil N. Awan

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Is Israel deliberately Starving the Palestinians of Gaza? WFP Warns of Immediate Possibility of Man-made Famine

Is Israel deliberately Starving the Palestinians of Gaza? WFP Warns of Immediate Possibility of Man-made Famine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the World Food Program of the United Nations urgently announced that Gaza faces widespread food shortages. Abeer Etefa, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
“From the River to the Sea” – A Palestinian Historian explores the Meaning and Intent of a Scrutinized Slogan

“From the River to the Sea” – A Palestinian Historian explores the Meaning and Intent of a Scrutinized Slogan

By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona | – What does the call “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” mean to Palestinians […]

The Conversation

Books
In the Shadow of War: Life and Fiction in Twenty-First Century America

In the Shadow of War: Life and Fiction in Twenty-First Century America

By Beverly Gologorsky ( Tomdispatch.com) – I’m a voracious reader of American fiction and I’ve noticed something odd in recent years. This country has been […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson is the Face of the Republican Party: Election Denialist, Forced Birth Enforcer, Homophobe and Christian Zionist

Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson is the Face of the Republican Party: Election Denialist, Forced Birth Enforcer, Homophobe and Christian Zionist

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Disguised as a mild-mannered Clark Kent, Mike Johnson is a raging theocrat under his tailored suit, who believes […]

Dan Dinello

Children
The Psychological Consequences of the Trauma of War in Gaza

The Psychological Consequences of the Trauma of War in Gaza

By Ali Omidi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a symptom or syndrome that occurs after seeing, directly […]

Middle East Monitor

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Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

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