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Why Even “Progressive” Dem Leaders won’t Stand up on Gaza: AIPAC’s Undue Influence
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Why Even “Progressive” Dem Leaders won’t Stand up on Gaza: AIPAC’s Undue Influence

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Why has the Democratic leadership shown such reluctance to take effective legislative action to halt the flow […]

Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign Press Corps

Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign Press Corps

09/01/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Gaza: Israel is killing far more Civilians than is typical for modern Wars

Gaza: Israel is killing far more Civilians than is typical for modern Wars

09/01/2025 By The Conversation

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Wind and Solar are Saving Texas from Brownouts during deadly Heat Dome, but Republicans want to Abolish Them

Wind and Solar are Saving Texas from Brownouts during deadly Heat Dome, but Republicans want to Abolish Them

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kristoffer Tigue at Inside Climate News reports that climate change made the brutal heat wave assaulting Texas worse, but that […]

Juan Cole

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Put People’s Rights first in Syria Sanctions

Put People’s Rights first in Syria Sanctions

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – The United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union should urgently renew the earthquake-related humanitarian exemptions they introduced […]

Human Rights Watch

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Is Climate Change outpacing our Ability to predict extreme Heatwaves?

Is Climate Change outpacing our Ability to predict extreme Heatwaves?

By Damien Irving, CSIRO and James Risbey, CSIRO | – When an extreme weather event happens somewhere in the world these days, it’s common to […]

The Conversation

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Yes, We have home-grown Fascists: And Now They’re beginning to say the quiet Part Out Loud

Yes, We have home-grown Fascists: And Now They’re beginning to say the quiet Part Out Loud

( Tomdispatch.com ) – One day when I was about six, I was walking with my dad in New York City. We noticed that someone […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: Iranian City, hottest in World on Thursday, hits Record for late Spring Heat, at 50.8 °C [123.44 °F]

Climate Crisis: Iranian City, hottest in World on Thursday, hits Record for late Spring Heat, at 50.8 °C [123.44 °F]

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Iranian city of Zabol in the northern part of the Sistan and Baluchistan province won the global high temperature sweepstakes […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Squatters Build new Outposts in Palestinian West Bank amid Rising Violence

Israeli Squatters Build new Outposts in Palestinian West Bank amid Rising Violence

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s National Security Minister, on Friday, urged tougher military action against Palestinian resistance fighters in the Occupied West Bank […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Iranian Protesters remain defiant in the Face of Violent and Brutal regime Oppression

Iranian Protesters remain defiant in the Face of Violent and Brutal regime Oppression

By Afshin Shahi, Keele University | – The vibrant, brave and unyielding voice of dissent remains strong in Iran despite months of brutal repression by […]

The Conversation

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The Limits Of China's Budding Relationship With Afghanistan's Taliban

The Limits Of China’s Budding Relationship With Afghanistan’s Taliban

By Abubakar Siddique | – ( RFE/ RL ) – China has played a visible role in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021. […]

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Israeli Minister of National Security Ben-Gvir calls for Killing Thousands of Palestinians and Squatting on their Property

Israeli Minister of National Security Ben-Gvir calls for Killing Thousands of Palestinians and Squatting on their Property

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jordan’s al-Ghad [Tomorrow] newspaper reports from occupied East Jerusalem that on Friday the extremist Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar […]

Juan Cole

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