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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives
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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

H. Scott Prosterman

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

01/13/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

01/13/2026 By The Conversation

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Guantanamo: The Definitive Prisoner List (Updated for 2010) |

Guantanamo: The Definitive Prisoner List (Updated for 2010) |

Guantanamo: The Definitive Prisoner List (Updated for 2010) | Andy Worthington Worthington has updated his invaluable list of Guantanamo prisoners, including those released. He shows […]

Juan Cole

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Symbol of Global Excess in Dubai

Symbol of Global Excess in Dubai

The world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifah or Khalifah Tower, was unveiled in Dubai on Monday. AP has video Dubai is a finance hub, the bubble […]

Juan Cole

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Afghans supported Personal Freedoms, Women’s Education in Asia Society Poll

Afghans supported Personal Freedoms, Women’s Education in Asia Society Poll

Surprises in the Asia Society poll done in June, 2009, of attitudes of Afghans. It was a big poll, with some 6400 respondents from all […]

Juan Cole

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Serial Catastrophes in Afghanistan threaten Obama Policy

Serial Catastrophes in Afghanistan threaten Obama Policy

You probably won’t see it in most US news outlets, but on Monday morning in Kabul and Jalalabad, hundreds of university students demonstrated against US […]

Juan Cole

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Who are the climate change skeptics?

Who are the climate change skeptics?

The Lippard Blog: Who are the climate change skeptics? Follow the money End/ (Not Continued)

Juan Cole

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Bush, Rumsfeld responses to Shoe Bomber & Bin Laden Video: Bin Laden ‘Not Escaping us’; ‘We’ve Stopped Chasing’; Government ‘Responding Accordingly’

Bush, Rumsfeld responses to Shoe Bomber & Bin Laden Video: Bin Laden ‘Not Escaping us’; ‘We’ve Stopped Chasing’; Government ‘Responding Accordingly’

The WSJ headlines that Homeland Security director Janet Napolitano “has become “a target” for the GOP in the wake of the attempted Christmas day bombing […]

Juan Cole

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Taleban deputy leader warns of more attacks in Afghanistan in 2010

Taleban deputy leader warns of more attacks in Afghanistan in 2010

The USG Open Source Center translates an interview with the “Old Taliban’s” number 2 man, Mullah “Baradar” Abdul Ghani, on Taliban tactics against the US. […]

Juan Cole

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DETNEWS | WebVideo | Detroit 2009, The Movie

DETNEWS | WebVideo | Detroit 2009, The Movie

DETNEWS | WebVideo | Detroit 2009, The Movie Tbe main hope I see for Detroit is that rising petroleum prices may hurt commuting and suburbs, […]

Juan Cole

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Death toll climbs to 93 in Lakki Marwat blast

Death toll climbs to 93 in Lakki Marwat blast

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Death toll climbs to 93 in Lakki Marwat blast Only a few days after Monday’s horrific bombing of a Shiite procession […]

Juan Cole

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