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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

Trump’s erratic tariffs aren’t a recipe for an industrial comeback. They’re a recipe for corruption. By Peter Certo | April 30, 2025 ( Otherwords.org ) […]

Peter Certo

Climate Crisis
Jerusalem Hills Wildfires: Climate Breakdown, Gov’t Incompetence and Green Colonialism

Jerusalem Hills Wildfires: Climate Breakdown, Gov’t Incompetence and Green Colonialism

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The massive wildfires that broke out near Jerusalem and which threatened residents of the city appear to have been largely […]

Juan Cole

Iran
The Economic Fallout From Deadly Blast At Iran’s ‘Golden Gateway’ Of Trade

The Economic Fallout From Deadly Blast At Iran’s ‘Golden Gateway’ Of Trade

By Kian Sharifi I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking at the potential economic impact of a massive explosion at Iran’s Shahid […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel/ Palestine
Silenced Witnesses: Israel is killing Journalists in Gaza at Historic Rates

Silenced Witnesses: Israel is killing Journalists in Gaza at Historic Rates

In the deadliest war on the press, journalists in Gaza are being killed with no accountability. Written by Walid El Houri ( Global Voices ) […]

Global Voices

Academic Freedom
Saying Goodbye to a University System that Supports Genocide

Saying Goodbye to a University System that Supports Genocide

May 1, 2025. I’m reaching out today to share a public message. Around the world, today is Labor Day, and it’s a good day to […]

Samer Ali

Bill of Rights
From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian Activists: The Evolution of politically motivated Deportations

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian Activists: The Evolution of politically motivated Deportations

By Rick Baldoz, Brown University (The Conversation) – The recent deportation orders targeting foreign students in the U.S. have prompted a heated debate about the […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Climate Change Summer or Nuclear Winter in Trumpworld

Climate Change Summer or Nuclear Winter in Trumpworld

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Yes, give us human beings credit. In our relatively brief history, it’s no small thing to have come up with two […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Before Gaza, there was the US Genocide in Vietnam

Before Gaza, there was the US Genocide in Vietnam

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – I am writing this essay on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the genocidal war that […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Genocide
Biden never pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Officials boast of exploiting US Support

Biden never pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Officials boast of exploiting US Support

  by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – The administration of former US President, Joe Biden, knowingly allowed Israel’s genocide in Gaza to […]

Middle East Monitor

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