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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Of Course there were Africans in Middle Earth, Just as there Were in Medieval England

Of Course there were Africans in Middle Earth, Just as there Were in Medieval England

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – American white nationalism has attempted to appropriate certain cultures, times and places as quintessentially “white,” and so it is no […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Biden Reaffirms Dreamers’ DACA Migrant youth Protections, but when will they be Legislated?

Biden Reaffirms Dreamers’ DACA Migrant youth Protections, but when will they be Legislated?

By Tristan Richards | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment last Tuesday to DACA, officially posting regulations to […]

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Tunisia
President Saied Derides the Economic and Social Rights of Tunisian Women

President Saied Derides the Economic and Social Rights of Tunisian Women

By Kenza Ben Azouz, Middle East and North Africa Division | – Published in: Nawaat ( Human Rights Watch) – President Kais Said marked National […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Why Desalination is Key to averting global Water Shortage, but Will Take a Lot of Work

Why Desalination is Key to averting global Water Shortage, but Will Take a Lot of Work

Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Aston University | – Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents […]

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Now Israel is Occupying the Hearts of Lovers in the Palestinian West Bank

Now Israel is Occupying the Hearts of Lovers in the Palestinian West Bank

Update: Once the proposed policy got some publicity, Israeli authorities canceled the requirement that anyone who falls in love with a Palestinian in the West […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
How election-denying GOP Governors could tilt the 2024 presidential Election

How election-denying GOP Governors could tilt the 2024 presidential Election

By Kira Lerner | – ( Minnesota Reformer) – WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN – Former President Donald Trump listens as Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels speaks […]

Minnesota Reformer

Islam
In Turkey, Arrest of Pop Singer for Offending Clerics Prompts Fears of Turn to Fundamentalist Government

In Turkey, Arrest of Pop Singer for Offending Clerics Prompts Fears of Turn to Fundamentalist Government

By Arzu Geybullayeva | – Police in Turkey have arrested pop singer Gülşen (full name Gülşen Colakoglu), 46, pending trial, over a comment she made […]

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Why defusing ‘Carbon Bombs’ offers a promising new Agenda for tackling Climate Change

Why defusing ‘Carbon Bombs’ offers a promising new Agenda for tackling Climate Change

By Kjell Kühne, University of Leeds | – A carbon bomb is a fossil fuel extraction project, such as a coal mine, that can cause […]

The Conversation

Corruption
Empty Classified Document Folders at Trump's Office at Mar-a-Lago: Where did the Docs Go?

Empty Classified Document Folders at Trump’s Office at Mar-a-Lago: Where did the Docs Go?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday ordered the release of the inventory of US government documents seized by the […]

Juan Cole

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