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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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Afghanistan
Women’s secret war: the inside story of how the US military sent female soldiers on covert combat missions to Afghanistan

Women’s secret war: the inside story of how the US military sent female soldiers on covert combat missions to Afghanistan

By Jennifer Greenburg, University of Sheffield | – A US Army handbook from 2011 opens one of its chapters with a line from Rudyard Kipling’s […]

The Conversation

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Israeli Extremists led by Minister of Nat'l Security Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex, as Turkey Condemns "Fascism"

Israeli Extremists led by Minister of Nat’l Security Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex, as Turkey Condemns “Fascism”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that dozens of Israeli squatters, with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at their […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
New Medicare-for-All Legislation introduced by Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell, others: Why is the greatest Health System in the World only for the Affluent?

New Medicare-for-All Legislation introduced by Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell, others: Why is the greatest Health System in the World only for the Affluent?

Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment) – The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to contain costs and make insurance for health/mental health care affordable. […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

Drones
Military Drones are swarming the Skies of Ukraine and other Conflict Hot Spots – and Anything goes when it comes to International Law

Military Drones are swarming the Skies of Ukraine and other Conflict Hot Spots – and Anything goes when it comes to International Law

By Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University | – Loud explosions rock the evening sky. Streaks of light appear like comets. Missiles rain down. Below, people scramble […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis: Two Peas in a (White Nationalist) Pod

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis: Two Peas in a (White Nationalist) Pod

By Clarence Lusane ( Tomdispatch.com) – He appointed three conservative Supreme Court justices who shocked the nation with rulings that dramatically took away rights. He […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
Spain Runs entirely on Green Energy for 9 Hours for First time, in Harbinger of Green Future

Spain Runs entirely on Green Energy for 9 Hours for First time, in Harbinger of Green Future

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Spain, the world’s 15th largest economy and the fourth-largest in Europe, recently ran for 9 hours entirely on wind, solar […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Extremists' 'Flag March' Reveals the Occupation's Dilemma in Palestinian East Jerusalem

Israeli Extremists’ ‘Flag March’ Reveals the Occupation’s Dilemma in Palestinian East Jerusalem

Hossam Shaker     ( Middle East Monitor ) – The fragility of a position is sometimes exposed when there is an exaggeration of self-confidence […]

Middle East Monitor

nationalism
Strong Showing for Erdogan sets up Turkish Run-Off Election for May 28

Strong Showing for Erdogan sets up Turkish Run-Off Election for May 28

Written byArzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org ) – The results from the May 14 general elections in Turkey were a surprise for some, a disappointment for […]

Arzu Geybullayeva

Climate Crisis
The Hottest Days are warming twice as fast as the Average Summer Temperature in Northwest Europe

The Hottest Days are warming twice as fast as the Average Summer Temperature in Northwest Europe

By Matthew Patterson, University of Oxford | – (The Conversation) – On July 19 2022, the UK experienced its highest ever temperature. At 40.3℃ [104.5°F] […]

The Conversation

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