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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: Northern Europe faces biggest relative Increase in Uncomfortable Heat and Air Conditioning will only make things Worse

Climate Crisis: Northern Europe faces biggest relative Increase in Uncomfortable Heat and Air Conditioning will only make things Worse

By Jesus Lizana, University of Oxford; Nicole Miranda, University of Oxford; and Radhika Khosla, University of Oxford | – Limiting the global temperature rise to […]

The Conversation

Mental Health
Hunting the Military Extremist: How Disturbed is the U.S. Military?

Hunting the Military Extremist: How Disturbed is the U.S. Military?

By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com) – In April, when Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman with a top-secret clearance, was arrested for posting […]

Tomdispatch

Democratic Party
Progressive Dem Caucus Chair Condemns Israel as a Racist State, says Palestinian Statehood increasingly "not Possible"

Progressive Dem Caucus Chair Condemns Israel as a Racist State, says Palestinian Statehood increasingly “not Possible”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Update: See Rep. Jayapal’s clarification below. Remarks Saturday by Rep. Pramila Jayapal may signal the end of the “liberal except […]

Juan Cole

Education
For Racial Justice, End Legacy Admissions in Universities, a form of Affirmative Action for the Rich

For Racial Justice, End Legacy Admissions in Universities, a form of Affirmative Action for the Rich

By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( Otherwords ) – Who will benefit from the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down race as a factor in college […]

OtherWords

Africa
'Life for black people in Tunisia 5 months after the President's racist Speech has been incredibly Challenging'

‘Life for black people in Tunisia 5 months after the President’s racist Speech has been incredibly Challenging’

Amelia Smith amyinthedesert     ( Middle East Monitor ) – When Tarek Tookebry began raising funds to collect essential items for a humanitarian convoy […]

Middle East Monitor

Agriculture
This Year’s El Niño, a Preview of Global Heating to Come, Will Affect Wheat and Global Food Supply

This Year’s El Niño, a Preview of Global Heating to Come, Will Affect Wheat and Global Food Supply

By David Ubilava, University of Sydney | – The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. […]

The Conversation

Ancient Greek Religion
The “Cerberus” Heat Wave and the Closing of the Parthenon: Why the Climate Crisis Evokes Cosmic Mythology

The “Cerberus” Heat Wave and the Closing of the Parthenon: Why the Climate Crisis Evokes Cosmic Mythology

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – High daytime temperatures in the Mediterranean basin are disrupting life in many ways, in Spain, Morocco, Greece, Turkey and elsewhere. […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Global Heating Grips Phoenix, AZ, with record-breaking String of 110 °F Days Projected and Homeless Dying

Global Heating Grips Phoenix, AZ, with record-breaking String of 110 °F Days Projected and Homeless Dying

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy   ( AZ Mirror) – Phoenix is close to breaking a record streak for consecutive days with high temperatures at or above […]

AZ Mirror

Climate Crisis
Corals are starting to Bleach as Global Ocean Temperatures hit Record Highs

Corals are starting to Bleach as Global Ocean Temperatures hit Record Highs

By Ian Enochs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | – The water off South Florida is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in mid-July, and […]

The Conversation

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