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Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods at its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide
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Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods at its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that his country would completely cut economic relations with Israel, blocking Israeli ships from […]

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

08/31/2025 By The Conversation

Host, Bully, Hypocrite: The US’s Shameful Gatekeeping of the United Nations

Host, Bully, Hypocrite: The US’s Shameful Gatekeeping of the United Nations

08/31/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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The Nation of Islam: A brief History

The Nation of Islam: A brief History

By Joseph R. Stuart, Brigham Young University | – May 2023 marks 98 years since the birth of civil rights leader Malcolm X, formerly Malcolm […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
2/3s of the Summer Dry Air that encourages Wildfires comes from Humanity burning Fossil Fuels

2/3s of the Summer Dry Air that encourages Wildfires comes from Humanity burning Fossil Fuels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The earth’s atmosphere can make things wet or dry them out depending on the water vapor pressure. When there is […]

Juan Cole

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In DeSantis’ “Free” State of Florida, Union Freedom is under Attack

In DeSantis’ “Free” State of Florida, Union Freedom is under Attack

by Rebekah Entralgo ( Inequality.org ) – In what Governor Ron DeSantis likes to call his “freedom state” of Florida, the freedom to belong to […]

Inequality.org

Democracy
On its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t Agree on What it means to be a Jewish State and a Democracy

On its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t Agree on What it means to be a Jewish State and a Democracy

By Eran Kaplan, San Francisco State University | – As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half […]

The Conversation

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The Supreme Court is Corrupt and We don’t Have to Put up with It

The Supreme Court is Corrupt and We don’t Have to Put up with It

By Jim Hightower | — ( Afterwords.org ) – When public officials get themselves mired in the muck of corruption, they can always count on […]

Jim Hightower

China
China and the Axis of the Sanctioned:   How America’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy in the Middle East Backfired

China and the Axis of the Sanctioned: How America’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy in the Middle East Backfired

( Tomdispatch.com) – A photo Beijing released on March 6th of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s foreign minister Wang Yi* delivered a seismic shock in Washington. […]

Juan Cole

Arms Sales
The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined

The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined

By Ashik Siddique | Originally published in National Priorities Project. ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – World military spending has reached a new record high […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

European Union
The European Union is Struggling to Respond to Biden’s Subsidies for Green Energy

The European Union is Struggling to Respond to Biden’s Subsidies for Green Energy

By Anna Gumbau ( China Dialogue ) – After the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]

China Dialogue

Climate Crisis
Pakistan's Trans Community battles Climate Catastrophe and Exclusion

Pakistan’s Trans Community battles Climate Catastrophe and Exclusion

  Trans people affected by floods in Pakistan’s Balochistan province gather to receive aid from the non-profit Al-Khidmat Foundation, in partnership with Unilever Pakistan (Photo […]

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