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Inflation, Protests and the Shadow of Another War on Iran
Donald Trump

Inflation, Protests and the Shadow of Another War on Iran

Mohammad Eslami

Netanyahu traveled to Florida for an extended meeting with President Donald Trump, and the conversation focused heavily on Iran

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“A door to which I found no key:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:32

“A door to which I found no key:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:32

12/31/2025 By Juan Cole

Why is the United States Drawn to War?

Why is the United States Drawn to War?

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Israel/ Palestine
While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza

While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza

“This year’s celebrations carry a message of hope for our people and a message to the world that the Palestinian people love peace and life.”

Common Dreams

Christianity
What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity

What World was Jesus born into? A Historian describes the turbulent Times of the real Nativity

We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace and joy are proclaimed, and this permeates our festivities

The Conversation

Christianity
For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Muslim mystics such as Rumi, Attar and other Sufi writers often referred to Jesus as a symbol of spirituality and love.

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

The center is one of the world’s premier institutions for studying the atmosphere. Its work has saved countless lives.

Yale Climate Connections

Donald Trump
Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Trump has already demolished the fundamental geopolitics that have undergirded U.S. global hegemony for the past 80 years

Alfred W. McCoy

Climate Crisis
Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

The adoption of electric vehicles has spread to the Global South and is no longer only a Chinese, European and American phenomenon.

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
3 Narratives of Gaza: Trump’s Riviera, Palestinians’ Two-States, Israel’s Genocide

3 Narratives of Gaza: Trump’s Riviera, Palestinians’ Two-States, Israel’s Genocide

Only one is being translated into consequential action: the Israeli narrative of domination and genocide.

Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
“You will not Kill our Imagination:” Palestinian Memoirist Saeed Teebi

“You will not Kill our Imagination:” Palestinian Memoirist Saeed Teebi

Teebi’s efforts to come to terms with the failures and powers of language to narrate a Palestinian story that can stand for itself

The Conversation

Academic Freedom
California’s New Law Outlawing Criticism of Israel Quashes Academic Freedom, Criminalizes Teachers

California’s New Law Outlawing Criticism of Israel Quashes Academic Freedom, Criminalizes Teachers

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A California District Court hearing on was held on Wednesday, December 17, over an injunction sought by […]

H. Scott Prosterman

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