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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Hurricanes push heat deeper into the Ocean than Scientists realized, boosting long-term Ocean Warming

Hurricanes push heat deeper into the Ocean than Scientists realized, boosting long-term Ocean Warming

By Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego and Sally Warner, Brandeis University | – (The Conversation) – When a hurricane hits land, the […]

The Conversation

Militarization
The Ultimate All-American Slush Fund: How a New Budget Loophole could send Pentagon Spending Soaring even Higher

The Ultimate All-American Slush Fund: How a New Budget Loophole could send Pentagon Spending Soaring even Higher

By Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On June 3rd, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that lifted the […]

William D. Hartung

Climate Crisis
Europe Heating up at Twice global Average, with Extreme Weather cost of $2 bn.

Europe Heating up at Twice global Average, with Extreme Weather cost of $2 bn.

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The World Meteorological Organization says that a new report reveals Europe to be the continent undergoing the most rapid heating […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change: Severe flooding in Yemen has Affected over 165 000 people, Worsening the displacement Crisis

Climate Change: Severe flooding in Yemen has Affected over 165 000 people, Worsening the displacement Crisis

( The Watchers ) – More than 165 000 people across more than 70 districts of Yemen were impacted by widespread flooding over the past […]

The Watchers

Displaced and Refugees
The Irony of 'World Refugee Day': 'Celebrating', then blaming the Victims

The Irony of ‘World Refugee Day’: ‘Celebrating’, then blaming the Victims

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud   ( Middle East Monitor ) – Fadi, a Syrian teenager, with curly hair and an acne-covered face, has miraculously survived […]

Ramzy Baroud

African-Americans
Teaching Juneteenth: One Black Family’s Struggle for Freedom Offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to Erase History from the Classroom

Teaching Juneteenth: One Black Family’s Struggle for Freedom Offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to Erase History from the Classroom

By Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Sam Houston State University and Zachary Montz, Sam Houston State University | – (The Conversation) – The news was startling. On […]

The Conversation

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The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales skyrocket 79% in US in Q1

The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales skyrocket 79% in US in Q1

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Laws have consequences. The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress (with no Republican […]

Juan Cole

European Union
Europe Ignoring  Israeli War Crimes under Guise of Combating anti-Semitism, New report Finds

Europe Ignoring Israeli War Crimes under Guise of Combating anti-Semitism, New report Finds

( Middle East Monitor ) – The chilling repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism have been revealed in […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
How the Exposure of highly classified Documents could harm US Security – and why there are Laws against storing Them insecurely

How the Exposure of highly classified Documents could harm US Security – and why there are Laws against storing Them insecurely

Gary Ross, Texas A&M University When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to federal criminal charges related to his alleged illegal retention […]

The Conversation

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

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Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign Press Corps

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