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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty
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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

08/20/2025 By The Conversation

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

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Climate Emergency: Iran's Abadan hits unprecedented 126° F., as Gov't Offices are forced to Close

Climate Emergency: Iran’s Abadan hits unprecedented 126° F., as Gov’t Offices are forced to Close

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran International reports that a temperature of 126 degrees F. (52.2C) has been recorded in Abadan. It is the highest […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate - James E. Hansen, Donn Viviani, et al.

Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate – James E. Hansen, Donn Viviani, et al.

Via Climate Restoration and Restoration Initiative BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy […]

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Climate Crisis
The Ukraine War must Impel us to Switch to Green Energy, not Double Down on Fossil Fuels

The Ukraine War must Impel us to Switch to Green Energy, not Double Down on Fossil Fuels

By Burak Elmalı | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Russia-Ukraine War has lasted for four months and counting. It has raised various […]

Middle East Monitor

China
What Difference Does a War Make?   The Geopolitics of the New Cold War

What Difference Does a War Make? The Geopolitics of the New Cold War

( Tomdispatch.com ) – From his first days in office, Joe Biden and his national security advisers seemed determined to revive America’s fading global leadership […]

Alfred W. McCoy

Apartheid
Israel's Apartheid Law Causes Bennett Government to Fall, on Eve of Biden's Visit

Israel’s Apartheid Law Causes Bennett Government to Fall, on Eve of Biden’s Visit

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will dissolve parliament and go to new elections. His […]

Juan Cole

NATO
Diplomacy, not total Victory, will in the End Settle the Ukraine War

Diplomacy, not total Victory, will in the End Settle the Ukraine War

Russia’s attack on the Ukraine certainly violated international law and Vladimir Putin should be charged as a war criminal for Russia’s indiscriminate bombing of hospitals, […]

Richard Penaskovic

Israel/ Palestine
Interview: How Israel’s Travel Ban Crushes the Dreams of the Palestinians of Gaza

Interview: How Israel’s Travel Ban Crushes the Dreams of the Palestinians of Gaza

By Paul Aufiero, Omar Shakir, and Abier Almasri | – ( Human Rights Watch ) This month marks the 15th anniversary of the Israeli government’s […]

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Greenwashing: how Ads get you to think Brands are greener than they are – and how to avoid falling for it

Greenwashing: how Ads get you to think Brands are greener than they are – and how to avoid falling for it

By Morteza Abolhasani, The Open University; Gordon Liu, The Open University; and Zahra Golrokhi, The Open University | – Ads are ubiquitous in many people’s […]

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Greens return to French Parliament in Left Coalition, as Neoliberal Macron loses Majority

Greens return to French Parliament in Left Coalition, as Neoliberal Macron loses Majority

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France’s parliamentary elections witnessed an upset, with centrist President Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République En Marche and its Ensemble coalition […]

Juan Cole

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