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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60
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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60

F. Douglas Stephenson

Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Sixty years ago, July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, former […]

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

08/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

08/06/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Afghanistan
Taliban Grant Renegade Afghan Soldier, Killer of 3 British Troops, Asylum

Taliban Grant Renegade Afghan Soldier, Killer of 3 British Troops, Asylum

A soldier in the Afghanistan National Army based in Helmand province, at a joint base with the British 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, went berserk […]

Juan Cole

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Lockerbie Bomber released for Sake of BP Libya Drilling Rights

Lockerbie Bomber released for Sake of BP Libya Drilling Rights

The Times of London reports on two leaked memos from the British government under Labor Prime Minister Gordon Brown that strongly suggest that the Libyan […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Erdogan vows that Turkey will not Let Israel Get away with Flotilla Attack</b>

Erdogan vows that Turkey will not Let Israel Get away with Flotilla Attack

Predictably, the Israeli military investigation of itself with regard to the commando attack on the Mavi Marmara humanitarian aid ship on May 31 is a […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Al-Shabab behind Kampala Bombing

Al-Shabab behind Kampala Bombing

The horrific bombings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, during public celebrations of the World Cup finale, was carried out by Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahidin (Movement […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Abbas: Israeli Colonization Impedes Start of Direct Talks

Abbas: Israeli Colonization Impedes Start of Direct Talks

AFP Arabic reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that there is no point in moving to direct negotiations with the Israelis until more progress […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; <br/> Mazar Demonstration says 'Yankee Go Home'

6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan;
Mazar Demonstration says ‘Yankee Go Home’

Guerrillas killed 5 US Troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, along with a dozen civilians. Another American soldier died in an accidental explosion. Two were killed […]

Juan Cole

Islam
UAE Fatwa Against the Vuvuzela

UAE Fatwa Against the Vuvuzela

The vuvuzela horn that produces that annoying buzzing sound at the world cup games had threatened to spread from South Africa around the world. An […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Germany Will Seek 100% of its Electricity from Renewables by 2050

Germany Will Seek 100% of its Electricity from Renewables by 2050

Germany, which generates 16% of its power from renewable sources such as hydro-electric, wind and solar, now plans to get 100% of its electricity from […]

Juan Cole

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Asadi on Iran:  “Today’s Internal Affairs, Tomorrow’s Global Impact”

Asadi on Iran: “Today’s Internal Affairs, Tomorrow’s Global Impact”

Houshang Asadi writes in a guest op-ed for Informed Comment Iran: Today’s Internal Affairs, Tomorrow’s Global Impact The international community’s demand that clemency be shown […]

Juan Cole

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