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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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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

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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 […]

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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

Israel/ Palestine
The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade

The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade

by Zaher Birawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – On Sunday, June 1st,  a small ship from the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition will set sail […]

Middle East Monitor

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Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda ( RFE/ RL ) – The awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or to It Was Just An Accident, the latest film […]

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Climate Crisis
The 136 Largest Coastal Cities, including Egypt’s Alexandria, face $1 Trillion Losses per Year from Sea Level Rise by 2050

The 136 Largest Coastal Cities, including Egypt’s Alexandria, face $1 Trillion Losses per Year from Sea Level Rise by 2050

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a new paper, Chris R. Stokes et al. write in Communications Earth and Environment that even if we manage […]

Juan Cole

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