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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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The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them

The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them

( Tomdispatch.com) – I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II.  Though it ended with […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Crisis
On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard

On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Earth Day, 2023, big public events were held by activists across the US (and across the world). But activists […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Why London’s first Ramadan Lights Celebration has been so Important for Muslims Everywhere

Why London’s first Ramadan Lights Celebration has been so Important for Muslims Everywhere

By Farouq Tahar, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – On March 21 2023, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Hamza Taouzzale, lord […]

The Conversation

Sudan
Explainer - Sudan Conflict and What Worries Neighbors, the US and Others

Explainer – Sudan Conflict and What Worries Neighbors, the US and Others

( Middle East Monitor ) – A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Climate Change makes 'Florida Rain-bombs' more Common, as DeSantis would Know if he had bothered to Visit Ft Lauderdale

Climate Change makes ‘Florida Rain-bombs’ more Common, as DeSantis would Know if he had bothered to Visit Ft Lauderdale

Craig Pittman   ( Florida Phoenix)- If you live in Florida, you never suffer from an irony deficiency. Case in point: Flood managers from across […]

Florida Phoenix

Climate Crisis
Glaciers in Swiss Alps lost 6% of Mass last Year, as Climate Emergency brings brutal Heat Waves

Glaciers in Swiss Alps lost 6% of Mass last Year, as Climate Emergency brings brutal Heat Waves

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN’s World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual report. As you will have guessed, things don’t look good. There […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Any New Yemen Truce must allow Participation of Citizens and Civil Society

Any New Yemen Truce must allow Participation of Citizens and Civil Society

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Negotiations for a new truce in Yemen by Saudi and Houthi authorities present an opportunity to incorporate accountability and […]

Human Rights Watch

Feminism
Behind the Ruling:   Supreme Court decrees Mifepristone can Remain Available

Behind the Ruling: Supreme Court decrees Mifepristone can Remain Available

By Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Sonia Suter, George Washington University | – (The Conversation) – The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling […]

The Conversation

Canada
Germany Welcomes G7 Goals: 150 GW in New offshore Wind, 1,000 GW of Solar by 2030, and no more Coal

Germany Welcomes G7 Goals: 150 GW in New offshore Wind, 1,000 GW of Solar by 2030, and no more Coal

Sören Amelang ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The German government and NGOs have welcomed the first G7 commitment to concrete targets for the rollout […]

Clean Energy Wire

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