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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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Displaced and Refugees
Syria bears Brunt of economic Devastation caused by Quake

Syria bears Brunt of economic Devastation caused by Quake

( Irish Times ) – The death and devastation wreaked by Monday’s massive earthquake is greatest in Turkey, but that country is in a far […]

Michael Jansen

Displaced and Refugees
Twitter Blackout in Turkey amid Earthquake Rescue Operations: The Dangers of Microblogging Outages during Disasters

Twitter Blackout in Turkey amid Earthquake Rescue Operations: The Dangers of Microblogging Outages during Disasters

By Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University | – (The Conversation) – Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service […]

The Conversation

Health
Football’s One to the Heart:  How Safe is the Superbowl for Players?

Football’s One to the Heart: How Safe is the Superbowl for Players?

By Robert Lipsyte | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The echoes still linger from that national sigh of relief last month when Buffalo Bills safety […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
IEA: Renewables plus Nuclear are able to meet 90% of Globe's New Electricity demand Through 2025

IEA: Renewables plus Nuclear are able to meet 90% of Globe’s New Electricity demand Through 2025

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Energy Agency, in a new report that is just out, estimates that 90% of new global electricity demand […]

Juan Cole

Books
Plagues and Painting with Words: Glimpses of Orhan Pamuk’s Writing Process

Plagues and Painting with Words: Glimpses of Orhan Pamuk’s Writing Process

By Erdağ Göknar | – ( LA Review of Books) – DURING THE LONG summer days in Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk devotes himself to intensive writing […]

Erdag Goknar

Dissent
Iranian Protesters turn to TikTok to get their Message past government Censors

Iranian Protesters turn to TikTok to get their Message past government Censors

By Whitney Shylee May, The University of Texas at Austin | – Images of the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini […]

The Conversation

Joe Biden
Biden is Right: You Shouldn’t Pay a Higher Tax Rate than Billionaires

Biden is Right: You Shouldn’t Pay a Higher Tax Rate than Billionaires

By Rebekah Entralgo | – ( Otherwords.org ) – In his third State of the Union address, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a […]

OtherWords

Democratic Party
What the Pundits Get Wrong about Biden and SOTU: People are Confident in his Policies even if they Don't Think He is Charismatic

What the Pundits Get Wrong about Biden and SOTU: People are Confident in his Policies even if they Don’t Think He is Charismatic

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The State of the Union address contained no surprises. Joe Biden’s policies are by now a known quantity. It is […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
In Devastating Earthquake, Many Turkish Buildings Tragically Pancaked - But Why?

In Devastating Earthquake, Many Turkish Buildings Tragically Pancaked – But Why?

By Mark Quigley, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – A pair of huge earthquakes have struck in Turkey, leaving more than 3,000 […]

The Conversation

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