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Psychopathocracy 3.0
Donald Trump

Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad

A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad

Book Review – Osamah F. Khalil, A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden. Cambridge (MA) and London: Harvard […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

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California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Hospitals. Schools. Shelters. Those are some of the places […]

Cal Matters

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Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

By Maria Papageorgiou, Newcastle University (The Conversation) – The US president, Donald Trump, claimed he was able to secure deals totalling more than US$2 trillion […]

The Conversation

China
Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump:  Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump: Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Donald Trump
Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

April Attack Killed 80 Civilians; Aid Delivery Hindered Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – US military strikes on the Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah, Yemen, […]

Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump
Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

By Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The Conversation) – The Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions targeting 19 […]

The Conversation

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Two New Polls Reveal the Falsehoods of Right-Wing Israeli Propaganda

Two New Polls Reveal the Falsehoods of Right-Wing Israeli Propaganda

( Roy Eidelson: Psychology for Human Rights) – Labeling criticism of Israel and expressions of support for Palestinian rights as “antisemitism” has apparently become the […]

Roy Eidelson

Corporate Surveillance
How your Smartphone is Spying on You and giving You Attention Deficit Disorder

How your Smartphone is Spying on You and giving You Attention Deficit Disorder

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Recently, I’ve been turning off my iPhone — all the way off! — for 10 to 30 minutes at a time. […]

Frida Berrigan

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Is there a Crack in Western Support for the Gaza Genocide?

Is there a Crack in Western Support for the Gaza Genocide?

( Code Pink ) – After twenty months of horror in Gaza, political rhetoric in Western countries is finally starting to shift—but will words translate […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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