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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)
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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)

H. Patricia Hynes

Health inequalities cannot be eliminated without addressing the injustice that contribute to weathering – the physical toll

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

01/02/2026 By Common Dreams

Gaza:  Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

Gaza: Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

01/02/2026 By International Middle East Media Center

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Aljazeera Video Report on Friday's Events in Iran

Aljazeera Video Report on Friday’s Events in Iran

Aljazeera English now has a video report on Rafsanjani’s sermon and the Friday protests: Ghanbar Naderi points out that Rafsanjani has a long history of […]

Juan Cole

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Rafsanjani Sermon Summarized

Rafsanjani Sermon Summarized

The USG Open Source Center summarizes Rafsanjani’s sermon on Friday. Full translation to follow. FYI — Iran’s Rafsanjani Gives Tehran Friday SermonsCorrected version; providing updated […]

Juan Cole

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Eyewitness in Tehran

Eyewitness in Tehran

Made my way down the west side of Laleh Park, large crowed was gathered around a radio listening to Rafi [Rafsanjani] give the sermons, moved […]

Juan Cole

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Tamaddon Condemns Attack on Karroubi

Tamaddon Condemns Attack on Karroubi

AFP has more on the beating and cursing by hard liners or the Basij militia of Mehdi Karroubi, a reformist cleric and two-time presidential candidate, […]

Juan Cole

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Million-Person Crowd Comes out for Friday After-Prayers Protest

Million-Person Crowd Comes out for Friday After-Prayers Protest

Borzou Daragahi in Beirut and Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran have just filed a summary of Friday afternoon’s events in Tehran. They let slip about two-thirds […]

Juan Cole

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Cell Phone Service Blocked in Downtown Tehran

Cell Phone Service Blocked in Downtown Tehran

The USG Open Source Center translates an item from the opposition press alleging that the regime turned off cell phone service before Friday prayers in […]

Juan Cole

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Friday’s Sermon Fateful for Iran

Friday’s Sermon Fateful for Iran

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran on Friday will be closely watched for the signals he sends about the future […]

Juan Cole

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Hotel Bombings in Jakarta Kill at Least 9, Wound Dozens

Hotel Bombings in Jakarta Kill at Least 9, Wound Dozens

ITN reports on the bombings at hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday morning: Aljazeera English has a detailed interview with an eyewitness survivor: The difference […]

Juan Cole

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After a Hiatus, a President at NAACP

After a Hiatus, a President at NAACP

AP provides video of a memorable moment in President Barack Obama’s address to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: What a difference […]

Juan Cole

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