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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran
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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Juan Cole

How the Ghost of Renee Nicole Good Haunts Trump’s Response to Iran’s Protests

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

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Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

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Bahrain
The Arabs’ Fourth of July

The Arabs’ Fourth of July

The United States today is celebrating the declaration of independence issued by a murky group of dissidents in 1776, who, had they been rounded up […]

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Libya
Rebels offer Qaddafi Libyan Retirement

Rebels offer Qaddafi Libyan Retirement

Free Libya leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Sunday that Muammar Qaddafi could remain in Libya in retirement if he gave up power. This offer is […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrians Protest in the Thousands, 24 Killed

Syrians Protest in the Thousands, 24 Killed

Protesters came out in rural towns such as Amouda and Deraa again on Friday, calling for the ouster of the Baath regime of Bashar al-Asad. […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
US Reaching out to Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

US Reaching out to Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

The Obama administration has decided to open direct contacts with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood long ago gave up violence and has been a […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
US Public Backs Obama, Wants out of Afghanistan

US Public Backs Obama, Wants out of Afghanistan

79% of Americans agree with President Obama’s plan to take a third of US troops out of Afghanistan over the next two years, and 59% […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Senate Committee Backs Obama on Libya as Rebels capture major Arms Depot

Senate Committee Backs Obama on Libya as Rebels capture major Arms Depot

Muammar Qaddafi’s increasingly beleagured security forces were hit with three demoralizing developments on Monday and Tuesday. First, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi, son, indicted by International Criminal Court

Qaddafi, son, indicted by International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court has issued indictments against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and the head of the secret police. This move […]

Juan Cole

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Rudolph: US Inequality Quiz

Rudolph: US Inequality Quiz

Can You Pass The US Inequality Quiz? The American mainstream media regularly laments the incontrovertible reality of rising inequality yet rarely provides historical perspective or […]

Juan Cole

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Notar:  Syria and the Palestine Card

Notar: Syria and the Palestine Card

Paul Notar writes a guest column for Informed Comment: Palestine: Bashar Assad’s Ace in the Hole? by Paul Notar There has been much speculation in […]

Juan Cole

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