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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Iran Protests for Personal Freedoms Enter 3rd Week, as all Three Branches of Government Vow Crackdown

Iran Protests for Personal Freedoms Enter 3rd Week, as all Three Branches of Government Vow Crackdown

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that President Ebrahim Raisi met Saturday with the Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and with the […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Joint Statement: States Should Act to Protect Human Rights in Palestine, and Dismantle Israel’s Apartheid

Joint Statement: States Should Act to Protect Human Rights in Palestine, and Dismantle Israel’s Apartheid

In August, Israeli authorities raided the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations and ordered their closure in an attempt to stop their critical work, […]

Human Rights Watch

Feminism
World joins Iran Protest for "Women, Life, Freedom," but Patriarchy is Fighting Back

World joins Iran Protest for “Women, Life, Freedom,” but Patriarchy is Fighting Back

By Hatice Nur Keskin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – For the past few weeks, protests have taken place worldwide in support of […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
All the Ways Decarbonizing will Save us Loads of Money and Create all Kinds of Jobs

All the Ways Decarbonizing will Save us Loads of Money and Create all Kinds of Jobs

By Aled Jones, Anglia Ruskin University | – The three most prevalent myths about tackling climate change allege that transitioning to renewable energy jacks up […]

The Conversation

Apartheid
Nexstar, Broadcaster of "Kung Fu," "Nancy Drew," Fires Journalist Katie Halper for Defending Palestinian Rights

Nexstar, Broadcaster of “Kung Fu,” “Nancy Drew,” Fires Journalist Katie Halper for Defending Palestinian Rights

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Journalist Katie Halper of the YouTube channel Katie Halper Show (which can be supported at Patreon) was fired on Thursday […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
3 ways these latest Iran Demonstrations are different from past Protests

3 ways these latest Iran Demonstrations are different from past Protests

By Naser Ghobadzadeh, Australian Catholic University | – Once again, Iran is in the midst of political upheaval and civil unrest. The latest protests, triggered […]

The Conversation

Greece
Biden needs NATO unity to Confront Russia, but will Turkish-Greek Conflict in the Aegean Break it Up?

Biden needs NATO unity to Confront Russia, but will Turkish-Greek Conflict in the Aegean Break it Up?

By Elif Selin Calik | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – For the first time in its long history, NATO’s unity is under threat […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Climate Damage:  Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks "a super-emitter event of unimaginable proportions"

Climate Damage: Nord Stream Pipeline Leaks “a super-emitter event of unimaginable proportions”

By Carolina Kyllmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Leaking methane from the damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines is likely to […]

Clean Energy Wire

Climate Crisis
Dear Gov. DeSantis: Ian isn't a once-in-500-years Flooding event, it is the New Normal, and Your Policies are helping Cause it

Dear Gov. DeSantis: Ian isn’t a once-in-500-years Flooding event, it is the New Normal, and Your Policies are helping Cause it

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has abruptly been handed an honest-to-God crisis that may distract him from his usual antics of […]

Juan Cole

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