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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Antisemitism
In Historic Announcement, Biden Bans Anti-Muslim, Anti-Jewish Discrimination under Title VI for Federal Agencies

In Historic Announcement, Biden Bans Anti-Muslim, Anti-Jewish Discrimination under Title VI for Federal Agencies

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is a truism that there are some ethnic groups in the United States toward whom it is still permitted […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Top 6 Reasons why Global Temperatures are Breaking all the Records

Top 6 Reasons why Global Temperatures are Breaking all the Records

By Andrew King, The University of Melbourne | – The world is very warm right now. We’re not only seeing record temperatures, but the records […]

The Conversation

Militarization
The Guantánamo Prison Camp may someday be Closed, but it Will leave a Permanent Scar on America’s Conscience

The Guantánamo Prison Camp may someday be Closed, but it Will leave a Permanent Scar on America’s Conscience

( Tomdispatch.com) – For 18 years, I’ve been writing articles for TomDispatch on the never-ending story of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility. And here’s my […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Christianity
Extremist Minister Ben-Gvir opposes Jailing Ultra-Orthodox who spit on Christians in Jerusalem, as Pope Francis Fumes

Extremist Minister Ben-Gvir opposes Jailing Ultra-Orthodox who spit on Christians in Jerusalem, as Pope Francis Fumes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli journalist Nir Hasson at Haaretz put a spotlight on the disturbing practice of some Ultra-Orthodox Israelis of eastern European […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Americans are Now Tourists in their own Land; Millions remain Exiled or Stateless

Palestinian Americans are Now Tourists in their own Land; Millions remain Exiled or Stateless

Sari Bashi Program Director   @saribashi ( Human Rights Watch ) – The Israeli government, motivated by the plum prize of joining a coveted U.S. visa […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Made in America: How Biden's Climate Package is Fuelling the Global Drive to Net Zero

Made in America: How Biden’s Climate Package is Fuelling the Global Drive to Net Zero

By Alan Finkel, The University of Queensland | – (The Conversation) – Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Frankenstein’s Monster of a Climate Emergency: Dangerous Global September Heat Spike

Frankenstein’s Monster of a Climate Emergency: Dangerous Global September Heat Spike

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The data from scientific institutions around the world is pouring in here in the beginning of October, regarding September, 2023, […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Trump's Anti-War Stance is a Sham; But his real War is on America

Trump’s Anti-War Stance is a Sham; But his real War is on America

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – It’s possible that he’ll be in prison. Or perhaps, because of poll numbers that fall as trial dates approach, […]

John Feffer

Armenia
The Death of the Armenian Dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was Predictable but not Inevitable

The Death of the Armenian Dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was Predictable but not Inevitable

By Ronald Suny, University of Michigan | – (The Conversation) – Thirty-five years ago, more than 100,000 Armenian protesters took to the streets to convince […]

Ronald Suny

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