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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Authoritarianism
Not Just Rallies:  Iranian Protesters are Drafting Charters and a Bill of Rights

Not Just Rallies: Iranian Protesters are Drafting Charters and a Bill of Rights

By Mona Tajali, Agnes Scott College; and Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University | – (The Conversation) – It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Number of demolitions by Israel of Palestinian property doubles

Number of demolitions by Israel of Palestinian property doubles

( Middle East Monitor ) – Seventy-seven Palestinian-owned buildings have been destroyed since the extreme far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu took office, according to […]

Middle East Monitor

Bush
20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?

20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?

By Peter Certo | – ( Otherwords.org) – The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. […]

Peter Certo

Authoritarianism
Iranians are done with Kings and Ayatollahs, and look back to Mosaddegh for a Way forward

Iranians are done with Kings and Ayatollahs, and look back to Mosaddegh for a Way forward

Newark, Delaware (Feature — Special to Informed Comment) – The debate over the coup 1953 still lingers on especially now that there are discussions whether […]

Fariba Amini

Neoliberalism
The End of Renting?  In Some Cities Affordable Housing is a Thing of the Past

The End of Renting? In Some Cities Affordable Housing is a Thing of the Past

( Tomdispatch.com) – In 1937, the American folklorist Alan Lomax invited Louisiana folksinger Huddie Ledbetter (better known as Lead Belly) to record some of his […]

Rebecca Gordon

Feminism
This Revolution Is Still Alive’: A Growing Number Of Iranian Women Defy The Hijab Law After Months Of Protests

This Revolution Is Still Alive’: A Growing Number Of Iranian Women Defy The Hijab Law After Months Of Protests

  By Golnaz Esfandiari Mohammad Zarghami ( RFE/RL ) – Assal appeared in public for months without a hijab, or Islamic head scarf, in solidarity […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Climate Crisis
Corporations are using Trade Treaties to handcuff Efforts to save the Planet from Climate Emergency

Corporations are using Trade Treaties to handcuff Efforts to save the Planet from Climate Emergency

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The global economy hit a new milestone in 2022 by surpassing $100 trillion. This expansion, which has experienced only […]

John Feffer

Featured
Israeli President cautions against Complacency and Warns of Real Possibility of Civil War

Israeli President cautions against Complacency and Warns of Real Possibility of Civil War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – All of a sudden, civil war is on the minds of prominent Israeli politicians, who warn that if the current […]

Juan Cole

Iraq War
The US invaded Iraq 20 Years ago--What can Today's Youths Learn from it?

The US invaded Iraq 20 Years ago–What can Today’s Youths Learn from it?

By Andrea Stanton, University of Denver | – (The Conversation) – The United States invaded Iraq 20 years ago in March 2003, claiming it had […]

The Conversation

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