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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Juan Cole

Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

03/09/2026 By Tomdispatch

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

03/09/2026 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Veterans Day

Veterans Day

The most patriotic way to honor future veterans of foreign wars is not to create any unnecessarily.

Juan Cole

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Veterans Day

Veterans Day

The most patriotic way to honor future veterans of foreign wars is not to create any unnecessarily.

Juan Cole

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Bombing in Charsadda Kills 34

Bombing in Charsadda Kills 34

A suicide bomber detonated his payload in a market in Charsadda, a half hour drive northeast of Peshawar in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province. LAT quotes […]

Juan Cole

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Bombing in Charsadda Kills 34

Bombing in Charsadda Kills 34

A suicide bomber detonated his payload in a market in Charsadda, a half hour drive northeast of Peshawar in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province. LAT quotes […]

Juan Cole

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Hikmatyar: Bin Laden Alive; Suggests Taliban/al-Qaeda Split

Hikmatyar: Bin Laden Alive; Suggests Taliban/al-Qaeda Split

Afghan insurgent and former prime minister Gulbadin Hikmatyar has told Aljazeera that Usama Bin Laden is alive and well. Hikmatyar, once the recipient of 20 […]

Juan Cole

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Hikmatyar: Bin Laden Alive; Suggests Taliban/al-Qaeda Split

Hikmatyar: Bin Laden Alive; Suggests Taliban/al-Qaeda Split

Afghan insurgent and former prime minister Gulbadin Hikmatyar has told Aljazeera that Usama Bin Laden is alive and well. Hikmatyar, once the recipient of 20 […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Parliament Passes Electoral Law; Obama hails move toward Indpendence; Kurdistan wins on Kirkuk

Iraqi Parliament Passes Electoral Law; Obama hails move toward Indpendence; Kurdistan wins on Kirkuk

Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Iraqi parliament approved the electoral law to govern the elections scheduled for early next year. The vote was 141 […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Parliament Passes Electoral Law; Obama hails move toward Indpendence; Kurdistan wins on Kirkuk

Iraqi Parliament Passes Electoral Law; Obama hails move toward Indpendence; Kurdistan wins on Kirkuk

Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Iraqi parliament approved the electoral law to govern the elections scheduled for early next year. The vote was 141 […]

Juan Cole

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Ibish: "Against a One-State Solution"

Ibish: "Against a One-State Solution"

Hussein Ibish writes in a guest commentary for Informed Comment Last Thursday on Informed Comment, Juan Cole uttered a powerful cris de coeur about prospects […]

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