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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line
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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Braga, Portugal and and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In the final days of Israel’s eleven-day war with Iran, the targeted […]

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

06/28/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

06/28/2025 By The Conversation

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Biden, Speaking of "Climate Emergency" and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating

Biden, Speaking of “Climate Emergency” and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would use executive orders and appeal to emergency measures in addressing what […]

Juan Cole

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The Fateful Fist Bump

The Fateful Fist Bump

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even […]

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Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey’s hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River

Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey’s hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River

By Roman Shemakov | – The following story is part of series on Turkey’s Ilisu Dam project and the flooding of Hasankeyf. The Ilisu Dam, […]

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How Climate Emergency could further Punish Inflation-Ridden Economies, with Record Heat Waves across US, UK and Europe

How Climate Emergency could further Punish Inflation-Ridden Economies, with Record Heat Waves across US, UK and Europe

By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona | – Hundreds of millions of people struggled to keep cool amid a sweltering summer heat wave as cities […]

The Conversation

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Russia announces $40 Bn. Investment in Iran Oil & Gas, as Khamenei Supports Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Russia announces $40 Bn. Investment in Iran Oil & Gas, as Khamenei Supports Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey arrived on Tuesday in Tehran for a summit on guaranteeing the Syrian peace […]

Juan Cole

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Violence in Darfur, Blue Nile adds to the worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

Violence in Darfur, Blue Nile adds to the worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

By Khalil Charles | – The outbreak of violence in the Blue Nile leading to the death of at least 60 people this weekend and […]

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Cities need to embrace green Innovation now to cut heat Deaths in the Future

Cities need to embrace green Innovation now to cut heat Deaths in the Future

By Alex Boston, Simon Fraser University | – In late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British Columbia and the […]

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Christian Nationalists want to Control your Body: How Dobbs Is an Attack on Us All

Christian Nationalists want to Control your Body: How Dobbs Is an Attack on Us All

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When I was the age that my daughter is now, my favorite sweatshirt had the words “Choice, Choice, Choice, Choice” in […]

Liz Theoharis

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The Climate Emergency grounds the Royal Air Force in UK, more Effectively than any Terrorist

The Climate Emergency grounds the Royal Air Force in UK, more Effectively than any Terrorist

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We will probably overshoot the UN goal of limiting extra global heating from the climate emergency to 2.7 degrees F. […]

Juan Cole

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