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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules

Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules

Iraq war was illegal, Dutch panel rules | World news | guardian.co.uk Of course it was illegal. There are only two conditions under which war […]

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Biden Attempts to Mediate Sunni-Shiite Struggle in lead-up to Elections

Biden Attempts to Mediate Sunni-Shiite Struggle in lead-up to Elections

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Friday in a bid to settle conflicts over the March 7 parliamentary elections. The exclusion of hundreds […]

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Is the Supreme Court Decision so Important in a Web 2.0 World? Can Corporations Compete in ‘Pull’ Media World Anyway?

Is the Supreme Court Decision so Important in a Web 2.0 World? Can Corporations Compete in ‘Pull’ Media World Anyway?

Of course, I– like many social critics– am dismayed at the Supreme Court ruling striking down elements of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, and […]

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World Health Agencies Condemn Israeli Blockade of Gaza (Again); Obama’s Biggest Mideast Failure

World Health Agencies Condemn Israeli Blockade of Gaza (Again); Obama’s Biggest Mideast Failure

When a relief plane for the Physicians without Borders isn’t allowed to land by US military authorities at the airport in Port-au-Prince, there is an […]

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Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority

Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority

Brown Wins, Robs Dems Of Filibuster-Proof Majority – Hotline On Call Juan cannot understand why Scott Brown can be elected with just 52% of the […]

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One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War?

One Year Later: Did Obama Win the Iraq War?

President Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated a year ago, and this is a good time to review his major foreign policy success. It is, of […]

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Top Ten Counter-Terrorism Scandals 2010

Top Ten Counter-Terrorism Scandals 2010

The new year is not very old, but several recent revelations cast the the US fight against al-Qaeda (a tiny if deadly fraternity of a […]

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Study Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat:

Study Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat:

Study Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat: Scientific American Then there is the recent University of California study that indicates extra obesity risks from […]

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Kabul attacks Video Update

Kabul attacks Video Update

Skynews has video of Monday’s coordinated bombings and attacks in Kabul. End/ (Not Continued)

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