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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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Why we Should Celebrate Medicare's 57th Birthday by Enacting Medicare for All

Why we Should Celebrate Medicare’s 57th Birthday by Enacting Medicare for All

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) — On July 30. 1965, Congress enacted Medicare under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide health […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

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Is it Apartheid Yet? Israeli Supreme Court Allows stripping of Citizenship

Is it Apartheid Yet? Israeli Supreme Court Allows stripping of Citizenship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that on Thursday, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling permitting the state to strip citizenship from […]

Juan Cole

China
China’s crucial Role in decarbonising the global Steel Sector

China’s crucial Role in decarbonising the global Steel Sector

By Belinda Schäpe and Byford Tsang | – ( China Dialogue ) – What happens in China’s steel plants matters for the global climate. After […]

China Dialogue

Arctic
The Arctic is warming Four Times faster than the Global Average

The Arctic is warming Four Times faster than the Global Average

By Daniel T Cross | – ( Sustainability Times ) – Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing […]

Daniel T. Cross

Climate Crisis
How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions

How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions

By Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia and Derek Gladwin, University of British Columbia | – Despite learning that climate change is hitting the planet […]

The Conversation

Arctic
Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding

Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – CNN and The Independent reported this week on a massive ice melt in Greenland, with on the order of 6 […]

Juan Cole

Germany
Quest for Energy Independence set to boost Germany’s Energy Transition

Quest for Energy Independence set to boost Germany’s Energy Transition

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s push for energy independence triggered by the Ukraine war could boost the country’s […]

Clean Energy Wire

Iran
Before Turkey can normalize with Syria, it must agree with Iran and Russia who the 'Terrorists' are

Before Turkey can normalize with Syria, it must agree with Iran and Russia who the ‘Terrorists’ are

( Middle East Monitor ) – Despite being at the forefront of states determined to see the overthrow of the Syrian government by throwing its […]

Omar Ahmed

Iran
Russia and Iran’s growing Friendship shows their Weakness not their Strength

Russia and Iran’s growing Friendship shows their Weakness not their Strength

By Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham | – (The Conversation) – Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir […]

The Conversation

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