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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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Key Summit:  Avoiding Climate Breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s Biodiversity

Key Summit: Avoiding Climate Breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s Biodiversity

By Nathan Cooper, University of Waikato | – (The Conversation) – Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address […]

The Conversation

Democracy
Living Politics, Embedding with Workers, Standing up to the Lies of the Rich

Living Politics, Embedding with Workers, Standing up to the Lies of the Rich

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “Welcome back!” read my friend Allan’s email. “So happy to have you back and seeing that hard work paid off. Thank […]

Rebecca Gordon

Authoritarianism
In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out

In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Protesters in Iran, including political prisoners had called for three days of national strikes beginning Sunday, and if reports and […]

Juan Cole

film
Jordan's official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate

Jordan’s official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate

By Suja Sawafta | – ( Middle East Monitor) – On 1 December, Netflix began streaming Farha (2021) worldwide, despite immense pressure directed at the […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)

Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted two Human Rights Watch staff members and at least 18 other […]

Human Rights Watch

Ethiopia
Half a million Ethiopian Migrants have been Deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years - what they go through

Half a million Ethiopian Migrants have been Deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years – what they go through

By Girmachew Adugna, Addis Ababa University | – (The Conversation) – Tens of thousands of migrant Ethiopian workers have been forcibly repatriated from Saudi Arabia […]

The Conversation

Featured
Spike in Extrajudicial Executions by Israeli Police of Palestinian Youth

Spike in Extrajudicial Executions by Israeli Police of Palestinian Youth

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Union has expressed its profound concern about the rash of extra-judicial killings by Israel of Palestinian young men, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Women are the Victors in Iranian Officials' Trial Balloon on Abolishing the Morals Police

Women are the Victors in Iranian Officials’ Trial Balloon on Abolishing the Morals Police

By Farhang Jahanpour | – Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – Various Iranian and foreign news agencies have reported that Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Climate Crisis
If we Want to Limit Global Heating, the World Can’t go on Spending $10 Trillion a year on Energy

If we Want to Limit Global Heating, the World Can’t go on Spending $10 Trillion a year on Energy

By Stephen Peake, The Open University | – The world’s energy bill for 2022 is set to be the highest ever, topping US$10 trillion (£8.3 […]

The Conversation

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