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War Crimes Then and Now: Hiroshima to Gaza
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War Crimes Then and Now: Hiroshima to Gaza

Peter G. Prontzos

This week marks 80 years since the United States used its nuclear weapons against the civilian population of Japan in August 1945. Prior to that, […]

Wildfire Season is starting Weeks earlier in California – a new Study shows how Climate Change is driving the Expansion

Wildfire Season is starting Weeks earlier in California – a new Study shows how Climate Change is driving the Expansion

08/08/2025 By The Conversation

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril (HRW)

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril (HRW)

08/08/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US - and May do the Same for Israel

A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US – and May do the Same for Israel

By Peter Mansoor, The Ohio State University | – In the wake of the shocking invasion of southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, […]

The Conversation

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Biden's Historically Illiterate and Hypocritical Speech on Ukraine and Gaza

Biden’s Historically Illiterate and Hypocritical Speech on Ukraine and Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration’s foreign policy is a mess and lacks any real consistency. This messiness was on full display in […]

Juan Cole

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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity  (Review)

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (Review)

Review of Peter Attia’s recent book, with Bill Gifford, OUTLIVE: THE SCIENCE & ART OF LONGEVITY, (New York: Harmony Books, 2023), $16.24. Auburn, Al. (Special […]

Richard Penaskovic

Climate Crisis
How our Petty Wars are Distracting us from the Existential Challenge of Climate Change

How our Petty Wars are Distracting us from the Existential Challenge of Climate Change

( Tomdispatch.com) – Let’s admit it: We are indeed mad creatures. This should truly have been the time of our discontent. The northern hemisphere just […]

Tom Engelhardt

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"I expect you to Die" - Israel's biggest Crime isn't threatening Hospitals, it is Starving 2.2 Million Civilians of Potable Water

“I expect you to Die” – Israel’s biggest Crime isn’t threatening Hospitals, it is Starving 2.2 Million Civilians of Potable Water

Netanyahu as a Bond Villain

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Saudi moves to reduce Mideast Tensions Thwarted by Gaza Violence - Can it buy Time by Pausing Normalization with Israel?

Saudi moves to reduce Mideast Tensions Thwarted by Gaza Violence – Can it buy Time by Pausing Normalization with Israel?

By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University | – (The Conversation) – Saudi Arabia and Israel had seemingly been edging closer to a landmark deal to […]

The Conversation

Africa
The Other Imperialism: Russia’s Mercenaries Abroad

The Other Imperialism: Russia’s Mercenaries Abroad

( Tomdispatch.com ) – One of modern history’s major empires is falling apart right now, right before our eyes. Yet precious few in the media […]

Alfred W. McCoy

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Why do US Politicians target Gaza Civilians with Bloodthirsty Rhetoric, Greenlighting Ethnic Cleansing?

Why do US Politicians target Gaza Civilians with Bloodthirsty Rhetoric, Greenlighting Ethnic Cleansing?

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) -In retaliation for Hamas’ vicious and brutal attack of October 7, Israel enforced a total siege on Gaza, denying […]

Dan Dinello

Climate Crisis
Germany adds 50% more Wind Power Year over Year as Approvals are Streamlined

Germany adds 50% more Wind Power Year over Year as Approvals are Streamlined

By Jack McGovan | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany has added 50 percent more new wind power capacity in the first nine […]

Clean Energy Wire

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