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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
Long Beach Plans a 400-Acre Facility for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Largest in World

Long Beach Plans a 400-Acre Facility for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Largest in World

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – City News Service reports that Long Beach is planning a 400-acre facility to manufacture and install offshore floating wind turbines […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Turkey's Opposition Chief is Leading in the Polls, but Sunday's Election is a Cliffhanger

Turkey’s Opposition Chief is Leading in the Polls, but Sunday’s Election is a Cliffhanger

By Balki Begumhan Bayhan, Coventry University | – (The Conversation) – Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Our Climate Crisis: The Ultra-Wealthy have a Private Jet Problem, Therefore so do We

Our Climate Crisis: The Ultra-Wealthy have a Private Jet Problem, Therefore so do We

Blogging Our Great Divide by Omar Ocampo       ( Inequality.org ) – The past two years have been a bonanza for private aviation. […]

Inequality.org

National Security State
The Privatization of War, American-Style

The Privatization of War, American-Style

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The way mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army have been waging a significant part of Vladimir Putin’s war in […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Africa
Trump joins ranks of Sexual Abusers-in-Chief like Gaddafi and Mussolini, but CNN thinks he Deserves a Townhall

Trump joins ranks of Sexual Abusers-in-Chief like Gaddafi and Mussolini, but CNN thinks he Deserves a Townhall

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Donald John Trump was found liable by a jury on Tuesday for having sexually abused and then libeled writer E. […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Post-Roe Abortion Bans force Pregnant People with Life-Threatening Complications to Travel Long Distances

Post-Roe Abortion Bans force Pregnant People with Life-Threatening Complications to Travel Long Distances

By: Kelcie Moseley-Morris – An ultrasound image of Jennifer Adkins’ 12-week-old fetus that was diagnosed with Turner syndrome and hydrops fetalis, two defects that are […]

Iowa Capital Dispatch

Israel/ Palestine
Israel recklessly kills 13 Palestinian civilians in Gaza Air Strikes

Israel recklessly kills 13 Palestinian civilians in Gaza Air Strikes

      ( Middle East Monitor) – Israel has killed at least 13 Palestinians in its latest air strikes against the besieged Gaza Strip, […]

Middle East Monitor

Democracy
Turkey's Erdogan is Facing Re-Election to hold onto Power - Can a Divided Opposition oust the Strongman?

Turkey’s Erdogan is Facing Re-Election to hold onto Power – Can a Divided Opposition oust the Strongman?

By Khalid Al Bostanji, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – As Turkish voters head to polls for the presidential and parliamentary elections on […]

The Conversation

European Union
European Union cancels 'Europe Day' Diplomatic Reception to Avoid Extremist Racist Ben-Gvir, Israel's Chosen Representative

European Union cancels ‘Europe Day’ Diplomatic Reception to Avoid Extremist Racist Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Chosen Representative

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Le Monde reports that a European Union diplomatic delegation to Tel Aviv announced Monday that it was canceling the diplomatic […]

Juan Cole

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