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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
Academic Freedom

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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DeSantis and the rest of the Far Right hate ‘Woke’ Society Because They Want One That’s Asleep

DeSantis and the rest of the Far Right hate ‘Woke’ Society Because They Want One That’s Asleep

( Otherwords) – Although we haven’t even gotten through this year’s midterm congressional elections, it’s still not too early to start examining some of the […]

Jim Hightower

Israel/ Palestine
As Palestinians Unite Across borders, is the Israeli power to Deter Resistance Eroding?

As Palestinians Unite Across borders, is the Israeli power to Deter Resistance Eroding?

By Hazem Ayyad | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, summed up the tense scene in Gaza and its environs […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
Women are turning the tide on Climate Policy Worldwide, including Australia

Women are turning the tide on Climate Policy Worldwide, including Australia

By Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne; Annabelle Workman, The University of Melbourne; Kathryn Bowen, The University of Melbourne; and Rebekkah Markey-Towler, The University of […]

The Conversation

Apartheid
Israel bombs Civilian Apt. Bldg. in Gaza City, Killing 10, Wounding 55; When Russia does it, it is a War Crime

Israel bombs Civilian Apt. Bldg. in Gaza City, Killing 10, Wounding 55; When Russia does it, it is a War Crime

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Maram Humaid at Al Jazeera English reports that Israeli fighter jets bombed the civilian Palestine Towers apartment building in downtown […]

Juan Cole

Japan
The Unbearable Weight of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Where We Stand on August 6 and 9, 2022

The Unbearable Weight of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Where We Stand on August 6 and 9, 2022

August 6 and 9 mark the 77th year since the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, annihilating instantly […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Elections
Anti-Abortion Extremism Is Scaring Voters. It Should

Anti-Abortion Extremism Is Scaring Voters. It Should

By Mitchell Zimmerman | – ( Otherwords.org) – Our country may be divided on the issue of abortion. But when it comes down to it, […]

OtherWords

Carbon Footprint
Business can no Longer Ignore Extreme Heat, Climate Emergency as they Threaten Bottom Line

Business can no Longer Ignore Extreme Heat, Climate Emergency as they Threaten Bottom Line

By David Lont, University of Otago; Martien Lubberink, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; and Paul Griffin, University of California, Davis | – […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Sinema goes for Inflation Reduction Act as Princeton’s ZERO Labs deems it will boost Solar Energy 5-Fold

Sinema goes for Inflation Reduction Act as Princeton’s ZERO Labs deems it will boost Solar Energy 5-Fold

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) is reported to have signed on to the Schumer-Manchin energy bill, accurately termed the Inflation Reduction […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Clean Energy Booming, Coal Plants Closing, despite Supreme Court ruling against EPA

Clean Energy Booming, Coal Plants Closing, despite Supreme Court ruling against EPA

By Morgan Fischer | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – When the Supreme Court ruled this summer that the EPA could not force […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

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