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Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Kurdish Rojava and Beyond
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Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Kurdish Rojava and Beyond

Peter G. Prontzos

Murray Bookchin was one of the most significant thinkers – and activists – in the 20th century

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The Ultimate Con: Arms Contractors are Making out Like Bandits

The Ultimate Con: Arms Contractors are Making out Like Bandits

11/17/2025 By Tomdispatch

Gaza: As Cold and Rain Assault Homeless, Israel Blocks Entry of Tents

Gaza: As Cold and Rain Assault Homeless, Israel Blocks Entry of Tents

11/16/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

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Israel’s Desperate Quest to Erase the History of the Gaza Genocide

Israel’s Desperate Quest to Erase the History of the Gaza Genocide

The perfect little story of a small nation fighting for survival amid ‘hordes of Arabs and Muslims’ is rapidly collapsing.

Ramzy Baroud

Academic Freedom
Protesting Cancellation of Conference on “Palestine and Europe” at the Collège de France

Protesting Cancellation of Conference on “Palestine and Europe” at the Collège de France

The symposium aims to examine how the question of Palestine fits into contemporary European political and scholarly dynamics.

Middle East Studies Association

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Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza

Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza

UNICEF said “1 in 5 infants have missed out on one or more vaccines. This is a big jump ahead of us in the coming days.”

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al-Qaeda
Former al-Qaeda leader invited to White House, Peaceful Muslim Mayor gets Cold Shoulder

Former al-Qaeda leader invited to White House, Peaceful Muslim Mayor gets Cold Shoulder

Two prominent young Muslim figures have had an exceptional rise to power this year: Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria and Zohran Mamdani in New York City

The Conversation

Academic Freedom
Fear & Loathing in the Halls of Academe: Trump’s Columbia U.

Fear & Loathing in the Halls of Academe: Trump’s Columbia U.

In 2024, Columbia kept the campus locked down. It put in place so many rules governing protests that it effectively quashed

Tomdispatch

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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel

Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel

Al-Sharaa and his delegation had as their primary goal the lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions, which have crippled Syria’s reconstruction

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Israel/ Palestine
The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

Making Gaza livable again will require a global effort on an unprecedented scale

Global Voices

Archaeology
A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King:  A new Statue in Tehran

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King: A new Statue in Tehran

Within a few years, the first Sasanian king, Ardashir I, threatened Roman territory in Mesopotamia

The Conversation

Archaeology
No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids

No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids

As for Israelites, there is no archeological evidence of them being in Egypt, much less being enslaved.

Juan Cole

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