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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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Corruption
What Trump’s 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean

What Trump’s 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean

By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | – Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, […]

The Conversation

Constitution
5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes

5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan  (Review)

The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review)

Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Donald Trump
Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge

Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge

By Emma Shortis, RMIT University | – Former US President Donald J Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. In the […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America:  Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor?

The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Gustavo Petro doesn’t just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, […]

John Feffer

Progressive Politics
How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video)

How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video)

The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie […]

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Corruption
US Joins Civilized World:  Trump’s Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy’s

US Joins Civilized World: Trump’s Arraignment for Electoral Corruption is just like former French President Sarkozy’s

Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s arraignment today has been widely denounced by the US Right as politically motivated and unprecedented. But high officers […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
As Tax Day Approaches:  Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?

As Tax Day Approaches: Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for.  Are […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Nonviolence
The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking

The Tragic U.S. Choice to Prioritize War Over Peacemaking

( Code Pink ) – In a brilliant Op-Ed published in the New York Times, the Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi explained how China, with help […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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