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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad
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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – Osamah F. Khalil, A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden. Cambridge (MA) and London: Harvard […]

California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

06/08/2025 By Cal Matters

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

06/08/2025 By The Conversation

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How Microplastics are making their Way into our Farmland

How Microplastics are making their Way into our Farmland

By Branaavan Sivarajah, Carleton University; and Jesse Vermaire, Carleton University | – (The Conversation) – Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous […]

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Trouble for Abraham Accords: Saudis Try to establish E. Jerusalem Consulate for Palestinians, but Extremist Israeli Gov't says, "No!"

Trouble for Abraham Accords: Saudis Try to establish E. Jerusalem Consulate for Palestinians, but Extremist Israeli Gov’t says, “No!”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Quds Press reports that Saudi Arabia has given its ambassador to Jordan, Nayef al-Sudairi, an extra portfolio of consul in […]

Juan Cole

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How Lebanon was shaped by its Great Famine in WW I

How Lebanon was shaped by its Great Famine in WW I

        Brand, Tylor. Famine Worlds: Life at the Edge of Suffering in Lebanon’s Great War. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023.   Review of Tylor Brand, […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Afghanistan
Afghanistan under Taliban: Repression, Humanitarian Crisis, Abuses against Women Threaten Millions

Afghanistan under Taliban: Repression, Humanitarian Crisis, Abuses against Women Threaten Millions

(Human Rights Watch ) – (New York) – Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
As Climate Crisis increases Rainfall, We need "Sponge Cities" with Stormwater Drains and Floodable Parks

As Climate Crisis increases Rainfall, We need “Sponge Cities” with Stormwater Drains and Floodable Parks

By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland ( The Conversation) -Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
After Maui: Why Sultan al-Jaber both is and isn't the Right chief for the COP28 Climate Summit

After Maui: Why Sultan al-Jaber both is and isn’t the Right chief for the COP28 Climate Summit

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sultan al-Jaber, the controversial chairman of the COP28 climate conference, is a United Arab Emirates businessman extraordinaire. His role and […]

Juan Cole

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We have one more Chance to end Child Poverty in America

We have one more Chance to end Child Poverty in America

By Kassidy Jacobs When I was born into poverty, the deck was stacked against me in all aspects of life — from educational opportunities and […]

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Israel has Killed 167 Palestinians since Start of Year:  UN

Israel has Killed 167 Palestinians since Start of Year: UN

( Middle East Monitor ) – With the Israeli occupation killing 13 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank between 25 July and 10 August, including […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
Australia’s Decision to again use the Term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ brings it into Line with international Law

Australia’s Decision to again use the Term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ brings it into Line with international Law

By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle | – (The Conversation) – Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has announced Australia will return to use […]

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