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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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Clinton Slams Israel on Jerusalem House Demolitions; 50-Years War Looms with Danger to US

Clinton Slams Israel on Jerusalem House Demolitions; 50-Years War Looms with Danger to US

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed Israel on Wednesday for its plan to demolish 88 Palestinian homes in Occupied East Jerusalem, calling it a violation […]

Juan Cole

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Sunni Guerrillas at Mosul Kill a US Soldier; Kirkuk Council Member Predicts Permanent US Base in Kirkuk

Sunni Guerrillas at Mosul Kill a US Soldier; Kirkuk Council Member Predicts Permanent US Base in Kirkuk

Guerrillas in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday subjected a US military base to a barrage of mortar fire, killing a US soldier. The […]

Juan Cole

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Cairo Donor Conference Nets $5 bn for Gaza Reconstruction; Israelis Block Gaza Reconstruction

Cairo Donor Conference Nets $5 bn for Gaza Reconstruction; Israelis Block Gaza Reconstruction

Shorter AFP: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will try to tell Binyamin Netanyahu, the far rightwing prospective prime minister of Israel, that he should allow […]

Juan Cole

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50 Afghan Parliamentarians Oppose Obama's Troop Surge; US Slams Karzai over Snap Election Plan

50 Afghan Parliamentarians Oppose Obama’s Troop Surge; US Slams Karzai over Snap Election Plan

Anand Gopal reports for CSM that many Afghans, especially in the Pushtun south, oppose President Obama’s plan to send more US troops to Afghanistan. Highlights: […]

Juan Cole

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Cole in Salon: "We’re Really Leaving Iraq"

Cole in Salon: "We’re Really Leaving Iraq"

My column is out in Salon.com, We’re really leaving Iraq: Some Iraq war critics are fretting about Obama’s speech on Friday, and his plan to […]

Juan Cole

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Mixed Message on Iran

Mixed Message on Iran

Someone is not a team player. Screenshot from google.news, 3/1/09 4 pm ET: cf: “Iran Nuclear Program Hyped Again” and “IAEA Inspectors: Iran not Producing […]

Juan Cole

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The End of Newspapers? Or is there a Journalism School Model?

The End of Newspapers? Or is there a Journalism School Model?

You wonder if the last front page article in the last newspaper will be about the demise of the newspaper? I especially regret the possibility […]

Juan Cole

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Obama: US does not Seek Permanent Bases in Afghanistan

Obama: US does not Seek Permanent Bases in Afghanistan

President Obama said on Friday that the US has no long-term goal of keeping US troops in Afghanistan. (See below). In contrast to Obama’s pronouncements […]

Juan Cole

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The End of the War of Images on the American Public

The End of the War of Images on the American Public

The Defense Department has reversed the Bush administration’s ban on photographs of returning coffins of US military personnel killed in war abroad. Apparently a lot […]

Juan Cole

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