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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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Why Are Corporate Healthcare Fraudsters Being Handed ‘Get Out of Jail Free Cards’?

Why Are Corporate Healthcare Fraudsters Being Handed ‘Get Out of Jail Free Cards’?

  Kay Tillow Jun 12, 2023Common Dreams ( Commondreams.org ) – The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees those […]

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Saudi Foreign Minister in Iran seeking $1 bn in Bilateral Trade, Security for Gulf Shipping, Justice for Palestine

Saudi Foreign Minister in Iran seeking $1 bn in Bilateral Trade, Security for Gulf Shipping, Justice for Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The London-based pan-Arab newspaper al-`Arab reports on the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to […]

Juan Cole

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On June 25, LGBTQ+ groups will March through the Streets of Istanbul, Turkey, despite Threats of Violence

On June 25, LGBTQ+ groups will March through the Streets of Istanbul, Turkey, despite Threats of Violence

  Undertones: Turkish citizens rethink what democracy means Is democracy in the ballot or on the streets? Written byCivic Media Observatory Posted 15 June 2023 […]

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Climate Crisis: Arizona Leaders ask Feds to Declare Extreme Heat a FEMA Disaster

Climate Crisis: Arizona Leaders ask Feds to Declare Extreme Heat a FEMA Disaster

Josh Bootzin/Cronkite News ( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – All Phoenicians are familiar with heat, though resources to mitigate the health risks presented by […]

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African-Americans
Being “Woke” is an American Value

Being “Woke” is an American Value

By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) – As Scottish literary giant Robert Burns wrote, “The best-laid schemes of mice and men / Go oft awry.” […]

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Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America

Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –    Former Defense Department analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the media in 1971, died […]

Peter G. Prontzos

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The Case for Recognising Palestine

The Case for Recognising Palestine

By Gareth Evans, Australian National University | – Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of […]

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Iran
Iran, U.S. Renew Engagement To Avoid 'Big Crisis'

Iran, U.S. Renew Engagement To Avoid ‘Big Crisis’

By Golnaz Esfandiari     I’m RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari. Here’s what I’ve been following during the past week and what I’m watching for in […]

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Breaching 1.5°C /  2.7° F. Climate limit would jeopardise Security, says new German govt Strategy

Breaching 1.5°C / 2.7° F. Climate limit would jeopardise Security, says new German govt Strategy

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Exceeding the 1.5°C / 2.7° F. temperature limit of the Paris Climate Agreement would […]

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