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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love
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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love

Janelle Carlson

The federal government has threatened to starve Minnesota by cutting off SNAP, WIC and other USDA funded programs as retribution.

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

01/17/2026 By Human Rights Watch

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

01/17/2026 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Queen Rania's Top Ten List

Queen Rania’s Top Ten List

Queen Rania of Jordan has for some time had her own channel on youtube and has done a number of broadcasts attempting to clarify the […]

Juan Cole

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Terrorist atttacks in Mumbai

Terrorist atttacks in Mumbai

Coordinated attacks have been launched in Mumbai (Bombay) on tourist hotels and sites, leaving over a dozen dead. Some of the attacks were with machine […]

Juan Cole

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2 GIs Killed, 2 Wounded; Bush Has own Interpretation of Security Agreement; 2/3s of Iraqis below the Poverty Line

2 GIs Killed, 2 Wounded; Bush Has own Interpretation of Security Agreement; 2/3s of Iraqis below the Poverty Line

A US soldier and a Marine were shot to death and two Marines were wounded in the northern Iraqi province of Ninevah on Tuesday, and […]

Juan Cole

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Afghans fear Lack of Food Aid; Resent Corruption; Pakistan Abolishes Civilian Wing of ISI

Afghans fear Lack of Food Aid; Resent Corruption; Pakistan Abolishes Civilian Wing of ISI

Aljazeera English reports on Afghan fears that foreign aid won’t reach them: Pervasive corruption is also deeply angering the AFghan public. Meanwhile, the Pakistan chief […]

Juan Cole

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20 Killed in Baghdad Bombings; Al-Maliki New Strong Man?

20 Killed in Baghdad Bombings; Al-Maliki New Strong Man?

Three bombings in Baghdad on Monday left some 20 persons dead and many others injured. One bomb targeted a mini-bus with female Iraqi government employees […]

Juan Cole

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Obama: More Aid, Troops for Afghanistan; Stewart: Don't Put in More Troops

Obama: More Aid, Troops for Afghanistan; Stewart: Don’t Put in More Troops

President-Elect Barack Obama talked to Afghan President Hamid Karzai by telephone on Saturday. Late that day, Karzai’s office issued a statement about the conversation: ‘ […]

Juan Cole

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Wertheim: There is Racism and There is Racism II

Wertheim: There is Racism and There is Racism II

Anne-Ruth Wertheim writes in a guest op-ed for IC: After I wrote my article “There is Racism and There is Racism’’, I received quite a […]

Juan Cole

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Bush and Rant on Red Sea Piracy

Bush and Rant on Red Sea Piracy

Piracy by Somali pirates in the Red Sea region threatens to reduce world trade through the Suez Canal by about a third, and could raise […]

Juan Cole

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SOFA Vote Set for Wednesday;

SOFA Vote Set for Wednesday;

The Iraqi parliament has postponed its vote on the proposed US-Iraq security pact from Monday to Wednesday. MPs had complained that there were not given […]

Juan Cole

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