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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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As long as Nukes are on the Table in Ukraine, We are Skating at the Edge of Global Catastrophe

As long as Nukes are on the Table in Ukraine, We are Skating at the Edge of Global Catastrophe

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has broached he use of battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine, We all hope it […]

Peter G. Prontzos

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Israel's New National Guard: A Tool for Palestinian Erasure

Israel’s New National Guard: A Tool for Palestinian Erasure

by Ahmed Omar  ( Al-Shabaka ) – In March 2023, after months of protests over Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul, Israel gave far-right National Security Minister […]

Al-Shabaka

Israel/ Palestine
Military Protests against Neutering of Courts threaten Israel's Security, Say Officials

Military Protests against Neutering of Courts threaten Israel’s Security, Say Officials

( Middle East Monitor) – Following a letter penned to the Knesset by 1,142 Israeli Air Force reservists declaring suspension of their military service, Minister […]

Middle East Monitor

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The SCOTUS Dobbs Decision Causes Moral Injury to Abortion Patients and Providers Alike

The SCOTUS Dobbs Decision Causes Moral Injury to Abortion Patients and Providers Alike

Dr. Jenna Beckham Dr. Erica Pettigrew ( AZ Mirror ) – On June 24, 2022, the landscape of reproductive healthcare in this country took a […]

AZ Mirror

Africa
Dear Ron DeSantis: Consider all the Valuable Skills the Enslaved Taught Cracker Slave-Holders (For Which they were never Paid)

Dear Ron DeSantis: Consider all the Valuable Skills the Enslaved Taught Cracker Slave-Holders (For Which they were never Paid)

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Florida history curriculum on slavery says that some enslaved persons learned skills while enslaved that later benefited them, […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Return Of ‘Morality Police’ To Iranian Streets Leaves Women Fearful But Defiant

Return Of ‘Morality Police’ To Iranian Streets Leaves Women Fearful But Defiant

By Mehdi Tahbaz “Our girls are fighting and know that there is no way back for us and we are not going back, and our […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Climate Change has landed Florida in Hot Water, with Worse to Come if we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels

Climate Change has landed Florida in Hot Water, with Worse to Come if we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels

Craig Pittman   ( Florida Phoenix) – As a collector of clever Florida signs, I could not decide which one was a better commentary. One, […]

Florida Phoenix

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Extremists Want to Ban Discussing Their Abortion Bans

Extremists Want to Ban Discussing Their Abortion Bans

  By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) – Unfortunately, it’s 1984 again in America. Not the year. The book. George Orwell’s classic novel tells of […]

OtherWords

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The "Destruction of the Third Temple"?  Israel's Apocalyptic Civil War Weakens State, Military

The “Destruction of the Third Temple”? Israel’s Apocalyptic Civil War Weakens State, Military

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Friday, all hell broke loose in Israel, even more so than the recent norm. The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 […]

Juan Cole

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