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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Lethal “Humanitarianism:” why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

Lethal “Humanitarianism:” why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

By Irit Katz, University of Cambridge (The Conversation) – At least 27 Palestinians were reported to have been killed on the morning of June 3 […]

The Conversation

Gay Rights
The War on Trans People: White Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump

The War on Trans People: White Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump

By Aaron Scott, Liz Theoharis and Moses Hernandez McGavin ( Tomdispatch.com ) – This year, Pride Month arrives at an especially dire moment for the […]

Tomdispatch

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Will Israelis Repent for Gaza Genocide? Re-Humanization Takes Courage

Will Israelis Repent for Gaza Genocide? Re-Humanization Takes Courage

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The genocide in Gaza continues unabated as I write these lines. Belatedly, a few Israelis have begun decrying […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

African-Americans
This Federal Budget Will Widen the Racial Wealth Divide

This Federal Budget Will Widen the Racial Wealth Divide

By LaToya B. Parker, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad | ( Otherwords.org) – The House recently passed a massive Trump budget bill that will cut trillions in taxes […]

OtherWords

Climate Crisis
Two Visions Collide on Ocean Use: Nationalist Raptors and Multilateral Environmentalists

Two Visions Collide on Ocean Use: Nationalist Raptors and Multilateral Environmentalists

The ocean holds the answer. By Shafraz Rasheed | May 27, 2025 ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The rise of nationalist leaders epitomized by […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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Greta Thunberg and 11 other Volunteers set out on Mercy Mission to Gaza

Greta Thunberg and 11 other Volunteers set out on Mercy Mission to Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Anadolu Agency reports that the humanitarian aid ship, the “Madeleine,” set out for Gaza on Sunday from Catania in […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change and the Border-Industrial Complex in the Trump Era

Climate Change and the Border-Industrial Complex in the Trump Era

By Todd Miller ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Believe it or not, I had a transcendent experience at this year’s Border Security Expo, the annual event […]

Tomdispatch

Iran
Iran faces Twin Power-Grid and Nutritional Crises

Iran faces Twin Power-Grid and Nutritional Crises

As power fails and nutrition falters, Iranians confront a summer of extreme heat, rolling outages, and dwindling access to basic food Written byIran Open Data […]

Global Voices

Archaeology
Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise

Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Harald Ringbauer et al. writing in Nature report on a genetic study of the ancient Phoenicians that is really going […]

Juan Cole

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