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Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”
Climate Crisis

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Juan Cole

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

02/09/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

02/09/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Bill of Rights
American Reich:  Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation

American Reich: Kristi Noem’s DHS is the Department of Homeland Subjugation

Deployed without proper training in conflict de-escalation, hese sadistic vigilantes throw flash-bangs and tear gas at peaceful protestors

Dan Dinello

Israel/ Palestine
Harari deconstructs the Israeli Narrative from within

Harari deconstructs the Israeli Narrative from within

Harari dismantles the Israeli narrative from within, stripping it of the historical sanctity long used to justify force

Middle East Monitor

censorship
Published!  In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

Published! In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

The book situates Davis’s legacy within today’s threats to free inquiry, examining the recurring dangers of political repression and censorship

Juan Cole

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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace

HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace

Young people in more than 60 countries were taught about preserving nature and how to work for environmental good in their communities

H. Patricia Hynes

Omar Khayyam
“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

This wine jug was once, like me, a miserable lover — captive to the tresses of a heartthrob

Juan Cole

Iran
How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

What would a US/Israel operation in Tehran look like? Research carried out two decades ago offers some answers

Paul Rogers

Israel/ Palestine
Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arab-Islamic Culture in late Ottoman and British Palestine

Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arab-Islamic Culture in late Ottoman and British Palestine

The Jerusalemite writer of Iraqi descent, Isaac Yahuda, was a part of both the Zionist and Arab intelligentsia

Middle East Monitor

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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

The horrid Bill Maher and his guest Van Jones even guffawed about dead Gaza babies.

Juan Cole

Iran
US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

Any U.S. military action now could have widespread unintended consequences, including the potential for accelerated global nuclear proliferation

The Conversation

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