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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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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

Houthi
Houthis Violating Women’s and Girls’ Rights in Yemen: UN Experts Highlight Widespread Harm

Houthis Violating Women’s and Girls’ Rights in Yemen: UN Experts Highlight Widespread Harm

By Niku Jafarnia, Bahrain and Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Several United Nations human […]

Human Rights Watch

Employment
Poverty amid Plenty:  A World Fragmented by Inequality

Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality

By Liz Theoharis | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – A few weeks ago, the world’s power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, […]

Liz Theoharis

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With Thousands Dead or Wounded, Will earthquake Aid for Syria be Impeded by US Sanctions?

With Thousands Dead or Wounded, Will earthquake Aid for Syria be Impeded by US Sanctions?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A 7.8 earthquake that struck south-central Turkey and northwest Syria early on Monday morning. Although over two thousand are being […]

Juan Cole

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