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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Why we Need a Woke Military

Why we Need a Woke Military

By Gregory D. Foster   ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – At the forefront of today’s cohort of right-wing, nativist Know-Nothings are those who […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Gay rights
Navajo Nation Lawmaker introduces Bill to Legalize Gay Marriage

Navajo Nation Lawmaker introduces Bill to Legalize Gay Marriage

By: Kalle Benallie, ICT – J   ( Source New Mexico ) – The fight to have same-sex marriage recognized by the Navajo Nation continues […]

Source New Mexico

Batteries
China adds 62 Gigawatts of Solar Capacity in Just 5 Months, Compared to 10 Gigs in the US

China adds 62 Gigawatts of Solar Capacity in Just 5 Months, Compared to 10 Gigs in the US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Carrie Xiao at PV Tech reports that in the first five months of 2023, China has installed 62.1 gigawatts of […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Eid Al-Adha: What is the Muslim ‘Feast of Sacrifice’?

Eid Al-Adha: What is the Muslim ‘Feast of Sacrifice’?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Eid Al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice”, is right around the corner and Muslims around the globe are preparing […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Right-to-Charge Laws bring promise of EVs to Apts., Condos and Rentals

Right-to-Charge Laws bring promise of EVs to Apts., Condos and Rentals

Eleftheria Kontou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | – (The Conversation) – More than 3.6 million electric cars are driving around the U.S., but if […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Violently Melting Down: The Human Costs of Global Heating and of our Response to it

Violently Melting Down: The Human Costs of Global Heating and of our Response to it

By Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Several times in recent weeks I’ve heard people suggest that Mother Nature has been speaking to […]

Tomdispatch

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Biden Administration bows to Int'l Law, Ceases funding Israeli research done on Stolen Land in Palestinian West Bank

Biden Administration bows to Int’l Law, Ceases funding Israeli research done on Stolen Land in Palestinian West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration has reverted to the longstanding practice of not funding Israeli institutions in the Palestinian West Bank. AFP […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Unveiling Resistance: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Iran

Unveiling Resistance: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in Iran

Tara Sepehri Far Iran and Kuwait Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division   @sepehrifar ( Human Rights Watch ) – The sweeping public […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Approves thousands of illegal Building Permits in Palestinian West Bank

Israel Approves thousands of illegal Building Permits in Palestinian West Bank

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s nationalist-religious government approved the construction of 5,700 additional illegal housing units for Jewish settlers in the Occupied West Bank on […]

Middle East Monitor

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