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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Gov. Newsom asks Trump to Withdraw Troops from Los Angeles and Protests Intensify

Gov. Newsom asks Trump to Withdraw Troops from Los Angeles and Protests Intensify

By Nigel Duara, Jeanne Kuang and Sergio Olmos, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. ( CalMatters ) – […]

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Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Thirty-five years after the start of the nuclear age with the first explosion of an atomic bomb, I visited the expanse […]

Norman Solomon

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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad

A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad

Book Review – Osamah F. Khalil, A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden. Cambridge (MA) and London: Harvard […]

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California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

California Democrats push to block ICE from Schools, Hospitals and Shelters

By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Hospitals. Schools. Shelters. Those are some of the places […]

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Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

By Maria Papageorgiou, Newcastle University (The Conversation) – The US president, Donald Trump, claimed he was able to secure deals totalling more than US$2 trillion […]

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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump:  Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump: Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]

Farhang Jahanpour

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Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

April Attack Killed 80 Civilians; Aid Delivery Hindered Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – US military strikes on the Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah, Yemen, […]

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Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

Trump’s justifications for the latest Travel Ban aren’t supported by the Data on Immigration and Terrorism

By Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The Conversation) – The Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions targeting 19 […]

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Two New Polls Reveal the Falsehoods of Right-Wing Israeli Propaganda

Two New Polls Reveal the Falsehoods of Right-Wing Israeli Propaganda

( Roy Eidelson: Psychology for Human Rights) – Labeling criticism of Israel and expressions of support for Palestinian rights as “antisemitism” has apparently become the […]

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