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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

06/23/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Who Will Speak Up for My Child, the Drag Queen?  And the Non-Binary and Transgender Folks Among Us, Too

Who Will Speak Up for My Child, the Drag Queen? And the Non-Binary and Transgender Folks Among Us, Too

By Ira Chernus | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – What makes a good society? Is it a guaranteed right to pursue happiness, as our Declaration […]

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Turkey's President Erdogan Says Swedish NATO Application out of Question after Qur'an burning in Stockholm

Turkey’s President Erdogan Says Swedish NATO Application out of Question after Qur’an burning in Stockholm

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Sweden can forget about membership in the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization. […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Charges 16, Including Several Teens, For Protests Amid Reports Of Forced Confessions

Iran Charges 16, Including Several Teens, For Protests Amid Reports Of Forced Confessions

By Ardeshir Tayebi | – ( RFE/RL ) – Iran has charged 16 people, including several teenagers, in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia for […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s New West Bank Entry Rules Further Isolate Occupied Palestinians (HRW)

Israel’s New West Bank Entry Rules Further Isolate Occupied Palestinians (HRW)

Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – New Israeli guidelines on access to the West Bank for foreigners threaten to further isolate Palestinians from loved ones […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
As US-EU Trade Tensions Rise, Conflicting Carbon Tariffs could undermine Climate Efforts

As US-EU Trade Tensions Rise, Conflicting Carbon Tariffs could undermine Climate Efforts

By Noah Kaufman, Columbia University;Chris Bataille, Columbia University; Gautam Jain, Columbia University; and Sagatom Saha, Columbia University | – Rising trade tensions between the U.S. […]

The Conversation

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Israel's Netanyahu Crumbles before Supreme Court demand he Fire Corrupt Minister, as AG considers Banning Netanyahu Too

Israel’s Netanyahu Crumbles before Supreme Court demand he Fire Corrupt Minister, as AG considers Banning Netanyahu Too

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Carrie Keller-Lynn at The Times of Israel reports that at Sunday’s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was forced to fire […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu's claim of Jewish exclusivity in Palestine must be challenged

Netanyahu’s claim of Jewish exclusivity in Palestine must be challenged

By Iqbal Jassat | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The defiant declaration by Benjamin Netanyahu that he is going to press ahead and […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

By Daniel Cohan, Rice University | Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of […]

The Conversation

China
Climate Change will Supersede Everything: The Pentagon’s Massive Intelligence Failure on China

Climate Change will Supersede Everything: The Pentagon’s Massive Intelligence Failure on China

( Tomdispatch.com) – Given the secrecy typically accorded to the military and the inclination of government officials to skew data to satisfy the preferences of […]

Michael T. Klare

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