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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu’s Dictatorship
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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu’s Dictatorship

H. Scott Prosterman

Pardoning Netanyahu for his high crimes and felonies would mean Israel acquiescing to a Bibi dictatorship

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“With them the seed of Wisdom:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:28

“With them the seed of Wisdom:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:28

12/12/2025 By Juan Cole

Trump as Nero: The Bible Condemns Rich Predators, Not Poor Trans Lovers

Trump as Nero: The Bible Condemns Rich Predators, Not Poor Trans Lovers

12/12/2025 By Liz Theoharis

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Nuclear weapons
A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

Take a moment to think about that word, “creation,” applied to weapons of mass destruction

William J. Astore

Climate Crisis
Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 ’25

Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 ’25

Ember finds that solar power-generating capacity grew Q1-Q3 ’25 by an unprecedented 31% over the same three quarters in 2024

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Climate Crisis
Iran’s Capital, Tehran, Faces Zero Day without Water: Climate Change and Bad Policy

Iran’s Capital, Tehran, Faces Zero Day without Water: Climate Change and Bad Policy

The lack of foresight to tackle Iran’s water bankruptcy problem leaves the country increasingly vulnerable to extreme climate conditions

The Conversation

censorship
Rebuking U of Guelph for Cancellation of People’s Conference for Palestinian Solidarity

Rebuking U of Guelph for Cancellation of People’s Conference for Palestinian Solidarity

Grave concern about the University of Guelph’s decision to cancel the second annual People’s Conference for Palestinian Solidarity

Committee on Academic Freedom

Christianity
Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”

Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”

What I like about Pope Leo’s remarks is that he openly admitted that the Israeli government is die-hard opposed to a two-state solution

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

The Israeli narrative traditionally pivoted on moral high ground and strategic restraint. That image is now broken

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
The Putinization of America

The Putinization of America

to feel as if I’m living in a country threatening to become like the Russia of Vladimir Putin

Andrea Mazzarino

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Sorry, White Nationalists, Europeans were Black until the Rise of Rome, and Rome was Multiracial

Sorry, White Nationalists, Europeans were Black until the Rise of Rome, and Rome was Multiracial

It wasn’t until the era of the foundation of Rome, however, than any significant number of Europeans began being lighter complected.

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
“Came out by the Same Door:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:27

“Came out by the Same Door:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:27

This original does not question the value of the master’s teaching but shows regret and nostalgia for old school days

Juan Cole

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