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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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Feminism
There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief in God’s mercy and compassion is a crucial part of any consideration

There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief in God’s mercy and compassion is a crucial part of any consideration

Zahra Ayubi, Dartmouth College | – As a scholar of Islamic ethics, I’m often asked, “What does Islam say about abortion?” – a question that […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
UK Conservative Party dumps Johnson, but the US GOP Refused to dump Trump

UK Conservative Party dumps Johnson, but the US GOP Refused to dump Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – By Trumpian standards Boris Johnson is a boy scout, The British prime minister, who on Wednesday said he would resign, […]

Juan Cole

National Security State
Fueling the Warfare State: America’s $1.4 Trillion “National Security” Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe

Fueling the Warfare State: America’s $1.4 Trillion “National Security” Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe

( Tomdispatch.com ) – This March, when the Biden administration presented a staggering $813 billion proposal for “national defense,” it was hard to imagine a […]

William D. Hartung

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s impunity is boosted by the US whitewash of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

Israel’s impunity is boosted by the US whitewash of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

( Middle East Monitor) – The Palestinian Authority’s refusal to hand over the bullet which killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was short lived. So […]

Ramona Wadi

Islam
From caravans to markets, the hajj Pilgrimage has always included a commercial Component

From caravans to markets, the hajj Pilgrimage has always included a commercial Component

By Noorzehra Zaidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County | – In early June 2022, Saudi Arabia announced a hajj “lottery” for Western pilgrims that made […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
694 Milllion tons of Rare Earth Metals, Essential to Wind Turbines and EVs, found in Türkiye

694 Milllion tons of Rare Earth Metals, Essential to Wind Turbines and EVs, found in Türkiye

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The green energy revolution so far is dependent on certain raw materials, including silicon for solar panels and lithium for […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Theocracy: Supreme Court backing for Coerced Christian Prayer in Schools Harms Rights of Jews and other Minorities

Theocracy: Supreme Court backing for Coerced Christian Prayer in Schools Harms Rights of Jews and other Minorities

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – In one of its recent flurry of dismaying decisions, the radical Supreme Court overturned church and state boundaries, […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Supreme Court
Reform the Supreme Court Unelected judges shouldn’t have the power to take away rights most Americans support.

Reform the Supreme Court Unelected judges shouldn’t have the power to take away rights most Americans support.

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Regardless of anyone’s views on abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson took away […]

OtherWords

Feminism
Abortion decision cherry-picks history – when the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century

Abortion decision cherry-picks history – when the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century

Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino | – Justice Samuel Alito appears spellbound by the 19th century. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision […]

The Conversation

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