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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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The Wars we don’t (Care to) See: Aggression Made Easy

The Wars we don’t (Care to) See: Aggression Made Easy

By David Barsamian and Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com ) – [The following is excerpted and adapted from David Barsamian’s recent interview with Norman Solomon at […]

Tomdispatch

Batteries
Tipping Point? Global Investments in Low-Carbon Energy Outstrip Fossil Fuel Commitments by 1.7 to 1 for First Time in World History

Tipping Point? Global Investments in Low-Carbon Energy Outstrip Fossil Fuel Commitments by 1.7 to 1 for First Time in World History

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Globally, investors will sink $1.7 trillion into low-carbon energy this year — for the first time more than will be […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Biden Administration to Combat Antisemitism, but won't Shield Israel from Criticism

Biden Administration to Combat Antisemitism, but won’t Shield Israel from Criticism

Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks   ( Middle East Monitor) – Supporters of Israel advocating for the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism have […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so

Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so

By Alex Brown – ( Michigan Advance ) – Years from now, when Chicagoans stroll the Lake Michigan waterfront, they may see the blades of wind turbines […]

Michigan Advance

Climate Crisis
Greenwashing: energy Companies make false Claims about Sustainability – they should be held to Account

Greenwashing: energy Companies make false Claims about Sustainability – they should be held to Account

By Ouidad Yousfi, Université de Montpellier and Maha El Kateb, Université de Montpellier | (The Conversation) – Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Why are U.S. Republicans Importing an Alien Fascist Christian Nationalism from Orbán’s Hungary?

Why are U.S. Republicans Importing an Alien Fascist Christian Nationalism from Orbán’s Hungary?

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Following in Victor Orbán’s neo-fascist goose-steps, Trump, DeSantis, and the GOP are imposing his Hungarian brand of Christian […]

Dan Dinello

Elections
What Erdoğan’s Reelection means for Turkey’s Political System, Economy and Foreign Policy

What Erdoğan’s Reelection means for Turkey’s Political System, Economy and Foreign Policy

By Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University | – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been reelected as president, ensuring that his term as leader of […]

The Conversation

Feminism
California Police Must stop sharing Drivers’ Location Data with Police in Anti-Abortion States: Civil Liberty Groups

California Police Must stop sharing Drivers’ Location Data with Police in Anti-Abortion States: Civil Liberty Groups

EFF Press Release ( Electronic Frontier Foundation ) – SAN FRANCISCO—Seventy-one California police agencies in 22 counties must immediately stop sharing automated license plate reader […]

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Children
The Return of GOP-backed Child Labor is another Good Reason to Tax the Rich

The Return of GOP-backed Child Labor is another Good Reason to Tax the Rich

By Sam Pizzigati | ( Otherwords) – Ever since the middle of the 20th century, our history textbooks have applauded the reform movement that put […]

Sam Pizzigati

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