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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Africa
Hey Jason Aldean:  All Humans owe their Big Brains and Survival as a Species to Afro-Textured Hair

Hey Jason Aldean: All Humans owe their Big Brains and Survival as a Species to Afro-Textured Hair

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Afro-textured hair has been a frequent object of racist denigration. In April 2007 radio shock jock Don Imus got himself […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Middle East and North Africa: End Curbs on Women's Mobility (HRW)

Middle East and North Africa: End Curbs on Women’s Mobility (HRW)

Many Middle East and North Africa countries still prevent women from moving freely in their own country or traveling abroad without the permission of a […]

Human Rights Watch

Constitution
Here’s What we Know about the Charges against those Who Falsely Claimed to be Michigan Presidential Electors in 2020

Here’s What we Know about the Charges against those Who Falsely Claimed to be Michigan Presidential Electors in 2020

By: Kyle Davidson – J   ( Michigan Advance ) – After Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges Tuesday against 16 Michigan residents tied […]

Michigan Advance

Climate Crisis
As Global Heat Waves Break Records in Mideast and Elsewhere, How Hot it too Hot for us Humans?

As Global Heat Waves Break Records in Mideast and Elsewhere, How Hot it too Hot for us Humans?

By W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State; and S. Tony Wolf, Penn State | – (The Conversation) – […]

The Conversation

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Former PM Olmert calls on Biden to Boycott this Extremist Israeli Government, as Generals and Nat'l Union Also Shun It

Former PM Olmert calls on Biden to Boycott this Extremist Israeli Government, as Generals and Nat’l Union Also Shun It

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday. Herzog is addressing a joint session of […]

Juan Cole

Health
Israeli Travel Restrictions and Blockade on Gaza Mean that 50% of Palestinian Cancer Patients do not get Treatment

Israeli Travel Restrictions and Blockade on Gaza Mean that 50% of Palestinian Cancer Patients do not get Treatment

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Monday that 50 per cent of cancer patients do not […]

Middle East Monitor

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Did the Anthropocene Era of Human-Caused Climate Change Start in 1950 – or Much Earlier?  Why the Debate Matters

Did the Anthropocene Era of Human-Caused Climate Change Start in 1950 – or Much Earlier? Why the Debate Matters

By Noel Castree, University of Technology Sydney | – (The Conversation) – It made world news last week when a small lake in Canada was […]

The Conversation

Environment
The Hype of a Nuclear Power "Renaissance:" The Forever Dangers of Small Modular Reactors

The Hype of a Nuclear Power “Renaissance:” The Forever Dangers of Small Modular Reactors

By Joshua Frank ( Tomdispatch.com) – If you didn’t know better, you’d think Lloyd Marbet was a dairy farmer or maybe a retired shop teacher. […]

Tomdispatch

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58% Depressed: The Racism of Israel’s Apartheid Regime toward Palestinians Shows in their Mental Health

58% Depressed: The Racism of Israel’s Apartheid Regime toward Palestinians Shows in their Mental Health

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – While the Democrats in Washington, D.C. conduct a bizarre debate about whether Israel is a racist state, The World Bank […]

Juan Cole

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