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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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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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Map of United Arab Emirates

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New Year in Dubai

New Year in Dubai

New Year in Dubai

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8 Baghdad Bombings Target Christians

8 Baghdad Bombings Target Christians

Al-Safir reports that 2 were killed and 14 wounded in a series of bombings extending over a two-hour period in Baghdad in the late afternoon […]

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A Little More Appeal for Support

A Little More Appeal for Support

Readers will have noted that the site is being upgraded. I have hopes to extend it as a more user-friendly repository of information about US […]

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Seven Billion Human Beings: National Geographic

Seven Billion Human Beings: National Geographic

The National Geographic on the implications of 7 billion human beings in the world:

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Israel/ Palestine
Racist Letters Roil Israel

Racist Letters Roil Israel

CNN reports on racist letters emanating from ultra-orthodox rabbis or their wives in Israel. Thirty wives of rabbis called on Jewish-Israeli women not to marry […]

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Map:  Provinces of Jordan

Map: Provinces of Jordan

And check out the growing collection of Middle East maps at my map page.

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Map of Jordan

Map of Jordan

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Iraq
Al-Maliki: US Troops Out!

Al-Maliki: US Troops Out!

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made news this week with his interview in the Wall Street Journal, in the course of which he insisted that […]

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