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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 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 […]

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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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