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The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat
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The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat

Juan Cole

As it turns out the high-tech sector that has produced so many billionaires isn’t pro-environment; instead simply pro-billionaire

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“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

11/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

11/24/2025 By Foreign Policy in Focus

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Collapse 2.0: What a 2005 Bestseller Tells us about Climate Change and Human Survival

Collapse 2.0: What a 2005 Bestseller Tells us about Climate Change and Human Survival

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, geographer Jared Diamond focused on past civilizations that confronted severe climate shocks, either […]

Michael T. Klare

Archaeology
In another Blow to European White Nationalism, Ancient Iceman Ötzi was a Brown-Skinned Anatolian

In another Blow to European White Nationalism, Ancient Iceman Ötzi was a Brown-Skinned Anatolian

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some 5,000 years ago, a Tyrolean farmer was walking along minding his own business when an enemy put an arrow […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
All the Trump Indictments: A 7-Year Timeline of Criminality

All the Trump Indictments: A 7-Year Timeline of Criminality

By: Jacob Fischler –     ( Michigan Advance ) – Former President Donald Trump is a defendant in four criminal proceedings. Two cases are […]

Michigan Advance

Israel/ Palestine
In Israel, Religious Zionism's End-of-Days hope for "Red Cow" emboldens Extremism

In Israel, Religious Zionism’s End-of-Days hope for “Red Cow” emboldens Extremism

by Dr Mohammad Makram Balawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – A report by the Hebrew Channel 12 a few days ago highlighted the repercussions […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Hawaii's Climate Future: Its Dry regions will get Drier as Earth Heats, increasing Fire Risk

Hawaii’s Climate Future: Its Dry regions will get Drier as Earth Heats, increasing Fire Risk

By Kevin Hamilton, University of Hawaii | – The islands of Hawaii are world renowned for their generally pleasant and tranquil weather. However, the Aug. […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Rogues' Gallery:   Trump's Trials on Sedition and Racketeering Parallel those of Brazil's Bolsonaro and Pakistan's Musharraf

Rogues’ Gallery: Trump’s Trials on Sedition and Racketeering Parallel those of Brazil’s Bolsonaro and Pakistan’s Musharraf

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Donald John Trump’s indictment in federal court for sedition and in state court for racketeering are both legal means of […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Top 5 Things to Know about Fulton County charges of Racketeering against Trump

Top 5 Things to Know about Fulton County charges of Racketeering against Trump

Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University | – An Atlanta, Georgia, grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Aug. 14, 2023, charging him with […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Extremist Government Eyes Annexing the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza for Intensive Colonization

Israel’s Extremist Government Eyes Annexing the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza for Intensive Colonization

by Fathi Ahmed   Bezalel Smotrich’s settlement plan is to annex the West Bank, increase settlements and bring an end to the Palestinian Authority. He […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
When we Drive Gasoline Cars & Run Air Conditioning off Coal,  We’re declaring a Hot War on Ourselves

When we Drive Gasoline Cars & Run Air Conditioning off Coal, We’re declaring a Hot War on Ourselves

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Too hot. Too dry. Too many weapons. This world needs changing. But that’s too vague. After all, this world is already […]

Frida Berrigan

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