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Bad Bunny at the Superbowl: Puerto Ricans are Americans, but the US is Guilty of Neglect
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Bad Bunny at the Superbowl: Puerto Ricans are Americans, but the US is Guilty of Neglect

Juan Cole

Puerto Ricans are subject to taxation without representation, which is against everything the Constitution otherwise stands for

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing  against Palestinians Escalate

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing against Palestinians Escalate

02/10/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

02/10/2026 By Juan Cole

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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

How the Ghost of Renee Nicole Good Haunts Trump’s Response to Iran’s Protests

Juan Cole

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Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Solar and wind adoption are experiencing the sharp upward trajectory that other successful new technologies, experienced

Yale Climate Connections

Iran
Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Turning to Plato’s Republic to show how Iran’s moral authority decayed into rule by force—laid bare during protests.

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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

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