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Protests in Iran and the Dark Memory of Internet Blackouts
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Protests in Iran and the Dark Memory of Internet Blackouts

Mohammad Eslami

Political slogans grew sharper, and in some places the protests shifted from economic dissent to open calls for regime change.

Gaza: Six Reasons why Netanyahu is prolonging Conflict in the Middle East

Gaza: Six Reasons why Netanyahu is prolonging Conflict in the Middle East

01/10/2026 By Ramzy Baroud

Electric car Registrations in Germany rise by 43% in 2025, despite end of Subsidies

Electric car Registrations in Germany rise by 43% in 2025, despite end of Subsidies

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Archeologists Discover Workers’ Town near Persepolis

Archeologists Discover Workers’ Town near Persepolis

Persepolis was the magnificent capital of ancient Iran, when that country ruled most of the civilized world, from Egypt to Central Asia and from Greece […]

Juan Cole

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Archeologists Discover Workers’ Town near Persepolis

Archeologists Discover Workers’ Town near Persepolis

Persepolis was the magnificent capital of ancient Iran, when that country ruled most of the civilized world, from Egypt to Central Asia and from Greece […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki Refuses to Disband Councils; Talabani Invokes Constitutional Court; Basra Province Protests Iraqi Army

Al-Maliki Refuses to Disband Councils; Talabani Invokes Constitutional Court; Basra Province Protests Iraqi Army

The Kurdish president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, is more or less threatening to sue the Shiite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki has been creating Arab […]

Juan Cole

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Al-Maliki Refuses to Disband Councils; Talabani Invokes Constitutional Court; Basra Province Protests Iraqi Army

Al-Maliki Refuses to Disband Councils; Talabani Invokes Constitutional Court; Basra Province Protests Iraqi Army

The Kurdish president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, is more or less threatening to sue the Shiite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki has been creating Arab […]

Juan Cole

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State Universities versus State Prisons; And Marijuana Legalization as a Solution

State Universities versus State Prisons; And Marijuana Legalization as a Solution

Why is tuition so high in state universities that the NYT is wondering if families will go on being able to afford it? As someone […]

Juan Cole

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State Universities versus State Prisons; And Marijuana Legalization as a Solution

State Universities versus State Prisons; And Marijuana Legalization as a Solution

Why is tuition so high in state universities that the NYT is wondering if families will go on being able to afford it? As someone […]

Juan Cole

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The Stupidity of Attacking Iran

The Stupidity of Attacking Iran

The stupidity of attacking Iran (again) And don’t forget about the Joint Experts’ Statement on Iran, which we are pressing on Congress and the Obama […]

Juan Cole

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The Stupidity of Attacking Iran

The Stupidity of Attacking Iran

The stupidity of attacking Iran (again) And don’t forget about the Joint Experts’ Statement on Iran, which we are pressing on Congress and the Obama […]

Juan Cole

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The Armada was Redundant

The Armada was Redundant

This article argues that the UK is just one big happy family. The British isles were populated by Iberians 8,000 or 9,000 years ago, and […]

Juan Cole

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