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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Authoritarianism
How Tunisians can instill Democracy in the Face of growing Authoritarianism

How Tunisians can instill Democracy in the Face of growing Authoritarianism

By Craig Brown | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – As Tunisia’s president Kais Saied takes the country down the path of authoritarianism, opponents faced […]

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African-Americans
How Samuel Alito's Attack on Privacy Rights could Make that famous Star Trek Kiss between Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner Illegal Again

How Samuel Alito’s Attack on Privacy Rights could Make that famous Star Trek Kiss between Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner Illegal Again

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Steve Chawkins writes in the LA Times that actress Nichelle Nichols died of a heart attack on Saturday at 89 […]

Juan Cole

Celtic Religion
In Celtic Culture, August 1 is a Harvest Feast for the Sun-God, Lugh, and its Traces are All Around Us

In Celtic Culture, August 1 is a Harvest Feast for the Sun-God, Lugh, and its Traces are All Around Us

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – We are approaching August 1 which, in Scottish and Irish tradition, is the Feast of Lughnasadh (La Lunasa), […]

Hugh J. Curran

Feminism
Iran's Hijab Law Exposes Divisions In The Islamic Republic

Iran’s Hijab Law Exposes Divisions In The Islamic Republic

Mehrdad Mirdamadi | RFE/RL Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. […]

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Far Right
Season of Sadism: With right wing Republicans running on the New Misogyny, can Dems Riposte Effectively?

Season of Sadism: With right wing Republicans running on the New Misogyny, can Dems Riposte Effectively?

By Nina Burleigh | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – Ever since the early morning hours of November 9, 2016, standing in a ballroom with red-hatted Trump […]

Tomdispatch

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Despite Biden's Rejection of Israeli 'Apartheid' Characterization, 60% of Israeli Jews support Segregation of Palestinian-Israelis

Despite Biden’s Rejection of Israeli ‘Apartheid’ Characterization, 60% of Israeli Jews support Segregation of Palestinian-Israelis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – When President Biden met with caretaker Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid, the two issued a joint statement that rejected ‘Apartheid’ […]

Juan Cole

Islam
How this Tunisian Island brings Muslims and Jews Together

How this Tunisian Island brings Muslims and Jews Together

By Imen Boudali | Raseef22 | – This article by Imen Boudali was first published by Raseef22, and is being republished as part of a […]

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Feminism
Like Bad Science Fiction: The Growing Danger of Anti-Abortion Extremism

Like Bad Science Fiction: The Growing Danger of Anti-Abortion Extremism

By Mitchell Zimmerman | – (Otherwords.org ) – Contraceptives banned. Miscarriages prosecuted. Pregnant people under surveillance. Is this the future Americans want? By Mitchell Zimmerman […]

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Climate Crisis
Top 3 Reasons Coal Power is Doomed to a quick Disappearance, and the Supreme Court Can’t Save It

Top 3 Reasons Coal Power is Doomed to a quick Disappearance, and the Supreme Court Can’t Save It

By Rebecca J. Davis, Stephen F. Austin State University | – The U.S. coal industry chalked up a rare win this summer when the Supreme […]

The Conversation

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