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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist
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Mamdani was Right to Handle Trump, but the Left must Remember that the President is Still a Toxic Nationalist

Norman Solomon

Trump and his MAGA followers are hardly going to forsake their standard mix of bigotry, anti-immigrant mania and other political toxins

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MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

MESA Board Statement concerning the detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini

11/26/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Ozymandias on the Potomac:  Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

Ozymandias on the Potomac: Energy Policy and the Politics of American Decline

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In First, Britain Likely Generated more Electricity from Wind/Water/Hydro than Fossil Fuels in 2023

In First, Britain Likely Generated more Electricity from Wind/Water/Hydro than Fossil Fuels in 2023

By Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Joseph Day, University of Birmingham; and Katarina Pegg | – There are many milestones to pass in the transition […]

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Christianity
A Merry Muslim Christmas from India’s Hyderabad, c. 1630: Jesus, the Dutch, and Diamonds

A Merry Muslim Christmas from India’s Hyderabad, c. 1630: Jesus, the Dutch, and Diamonds

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The nativity of the Christ child is not solely an occasion of Christian spirituality, but has been celebrated through the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
No, Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital was not a Hamas Command Center; Biden endorsed an Israeli Lie

No, Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital was not a Hamas Command Center; Biden endorsed an Israeli Lie

By Jake Johnson | – ( Commondreams.org) – The Israeli military launched a deadly assault on Gaza’s largest hospital last month on the grounds that […]

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Israel/ Palestine
What are the Motivations behind Israel's Genocide in Gaza, and what is the Way Forward?

What are the Motivations behind Israel’s Genocide in Gaza, and what is the Way Forward?

Yoav Litvin is an Israeli-American doctor of psychology/neuroscience, a writer and photographer. ( AlJazeera ) – On October 7, Hamas fighters breached the Gaza prison […]

Yoav Litvin

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Israelis have killed the same Percentage of Gazans in 11 Weeks as Allies did Italians in all of WW II

Israelis have killed the same Percentage of Gazans in 11 Weeks as Allies did Italians in all of WW II

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN reports figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health as of Friday: “between 7 October and 7:00 on 22 […]

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censorship
Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is Systemically Censoring Palestine Content

Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is Systemically Censoring Palestine Content

Human Rights Watch – (New York) – Meta’s content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in […]

Human Rights Watch

Plutocracy
A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears among Rich that He Would Resign

A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears among Rich that He Would Resign

By Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski and Brett Murphy | – ( ProPublica ) – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real […]

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Anti-War Movement
Just Say No: Biden Must Create Peace out of the Gaza Crisis and Rein in the Israeli Right

Just Say No: Biden Must Create Peace out of the Gaza Crisis and Rein in the Israeli Right

Take a Leaf from the Book of George H. W. Bush

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Houthi
Gaza Crisis:   US-Led Taskforce deploys in Red Sea and Considers Strikes on Yemen

Gaza Crisis: US-Led Taskforce deploys in Red Sea and Considers Strikes on Yemen

By Basil Germond, Lancaster University | – The US is reportedly considering strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen that have been menacing commercial ships in […]

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