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The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative
by Jasim Al-Azzawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – The world beyond 7 October 2023 is not the same. It is a world that has […]
The Putinization of America
( Tomdispatch.com ) – It’s strange so many years later, in the United States of America, to feel as if I’m living in a country […]
Sorry, White Nationalists, Europeans were Black until the Rise of Rome, and Rome was Multiracial
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We live in a time when a once level-headed anti-populist politician such as J. D. Vance has increasingly adopted the […]
“Came out by the Same Door:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:27
The 27th quatrain in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám casts doubt on the value of metaphysical speculation and scholastic […]
Yemen: Houthis’ Widespread, Arbitrary Detentions of Political Opponents
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Houthi authorities have detained dozens of political opponents since July 2025, including the leaders of several political parties in Yemen, […]
Syrian FM: Israel’s deadly Incursion against Islamic Group a ‘War Crime’ after 13 killed
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli military forces made a raid into Syria on Friday that from what I can gather turned into a disaster […]
A 40-year Fight against Cluster Bombs offers Lessons to stop the US-Israel Weapons Pipeline
The Honeywell Project in Minneapolis showed how to beat a weapons maker: obstruct operations, recruit workers as allies, build camaraderie and persist no matter what. […]
Vanishing Future? The Arab World Faces 2x Global Heating, Corruption and High Tech Divide
By Jasim Al-Azzawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Arab world is standing at a precipice. Climate change is accelerating at twice the global […]
Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ becoming Smokescreen for continued Israeli Genocide
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concludes that, over a month after a ceasefire was agreed upon in Gaza and all living Israeli hostages […]











