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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
The Planet Earth We Grew up With, R.I.P.

The Planet Earth We Grew up With, R.I.P.

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Oddly enough, I’ve read obituaries with fascination from the time I was quite young. And yet, in all these years, I’ve […]

Tom Engelhardt

China
Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of '22, with Fossil Fuels Flat

Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of ’22, with Fossil Fuels Flat

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the first half of 2022, there was no increase in the world’s use of fossil fuels, and all new […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
A Different World is Possible: From Yemen War to Afghan Starvation, Our Tragedies are Exacerbated by Letting the US Military-Industrial Complex Run Wild

A Different World is Possible: From Yemen War to Afghan Starvation, Our Tragedies are Exacerbated by Letting the US Military-Industrial Complex Run Wild

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – Right now, we have more than enough knowledge, wealth, and the capacity to create a just and prosperous world, […]

Peter G. Prontzos

History
The Ottoman Empire Ended Exactly a Century ago: Its Enduring Legacy for Europe and the Middle East

The Ottoman Empire Ended Exactly a Century ago: Its Enduring Legacy for Europe and the Middle East

By Georgios Giannakopoulos, King’s College London | – (The Conversation) – For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: International Criminal Court to Resume its Inquiry on War Crimes, but Will it Stop with the Taliban?

Afghanistan: International Criminal Court to Resume its Inquiry on War Crimes, but Will it Stop with the Taliban?

( Human Rights Watch ) – (The Hague) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) should address grave international crimes committed by all sides when it […]

Human Rights Watch

Brazil
Lula's Triumph in Brazil is a Victory for the Amazon and for the Planet

Lula’s Triumph in Brazil is a Victory for the Amazon and for the Planet

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected on Sunday to his second (non-consecutive) term as president, in a victory for […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Invasion of the Mind Snatchers: How to Combat the GOP Election Denialists' Plot to Subvert Democracy

Invasion of the Mind Snatchers: How to Combat the GOP Election Denialists’ Plot to Subvert Democracy

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – In the 1978 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, an alien fungal spore infection takes over the minds of […]

Dan Dinello

Climate Crisis
Surging numbers: Driving an Electric Vehicle doesn’t need to cause Range Anxiety

Surging numbers: Driving an Electric Vehicle doesn’t need to cause Range Anxiety

By Hailey Forbis | – ( Cronkite News) – SANTA MONICA, Calif. – With more electric vehicles humming down highways, states are under increasing pressure […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Democracy
Citizens’ Social Media can provide an Antidote to Propaganda and Disinformation

Citizens’ Social Media can provide an Antidote to Propaganda and Disinformation

By Robert W. Gehl, York University, Canada | – In early October, the Pew Research Center released a report called “The Role of Alternative Social […]

The Conversation

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