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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

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Medicare still Superior at Age 57

Medicare still Superior at Age 57

Gainesville, Florida — On July 30, 1965, US President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Medicare Act into law. The law created two new programs, Medicare […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

Donald Trump
We Have a Smoking Gun — Indict Trump

We Have a Smoking Gun — Indict Trump

By Mitchell Zimmerman | ( Otherwords.org) – Trump White House insider and January 6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson provided startling and compelling evidence that Donald […]

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Unlawful Imprisonment
What are bail funds? Two social policy experts explain

What are bail funds? Two social policy experts explain

By Cynthia A. Golembeski, The New School; and Matthew Bakko, University of Michigan | When someone charged with a crime is eligible for release but […]

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Climate Crisis
Extreme Life: Why the Climate Emergency is the Moral Equivalent of World War III

Extreme Life: Why the Climate Emergency is the Moral Equivalent of World War III

( Tomdispatch.com In recent weeks, a newly emboldened right-wing Supreme Court struck down a more than century-old New York law restricting the carrying of concealed […]

Tom Engelhardt

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In Sea Change, US Presbyterian Committee brands Israel's Occupation of Palestinians Apartheid, calls for end to Collective Punishment in Gaza

In Sea Change, US Presbyterian Committee brands Israel’s Occupation of Palestinians Apartheid, calls for end to Collective Punishment in Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week, the International Engagement Committee of the 1.2-million-strong Presbyterian Church passed a resolution entitled, “On Recognition That Israel’s Laws, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
72% of Palestinians view 2-State Option as non-Viable given Israeli land-grabs, and 23% want a Joint State

72% of Palestinians view 2-State Option as non-Viable given Israeli land-grabs, and 23% want a Joint State

( Middle East Monitor ) – A recent poll by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research showed that there is significant disillusion with […]

Ramona Wadi

European Union
As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?

As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?

By Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe […]

The Conversation

Feminism
How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

Zane McNeill | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On Friday, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling which ensured […]

Waging Nonviolence

Donald Trump
How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of independence begins with the famous words, crafted by Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, […]

Juan Cole

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