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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Convivencia: Pushing for Peace and Coexistence for all in Israel/Palestine

Convivencia: Pushing for Peace and Coexistence for all in Israel/Palestine

By Faisal Bodi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – One of the many myths underpinning western support for Israel’s colonisation of Palestine is […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Is the Climate Emergency being Turbocharged by the Ukraine War?

Is the Climate Emergency being Turbocharged by the Ukraine War?

By Michael Klare | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The war in Ukraine has already caused massive death and destruction, with more undoubtedly to come […]

Michael T. Klare

Australia
Australia's "Greenslide" Shows the Political Dangers for Conservatives of Downplaying Climate Emergency

Australia’s “Greenslide” Shows the Political Dangers for Conservatives of Downplaying Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who had headed the conservative Liberal-National Coalition since 2018, has been turned out of […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Central Asian Stans Fear Afghan Militancy while their Russian Ally is Bogged down in Ukraine

Central Asian Stans Fear Afghan Militancy while their Russian Ally is Bogged down in Ukraine

By Zhar Zardykhan | – Read this post in Malagasy ( GlobalVoices.org) – On May 8, 2022, the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan reported that they […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
Majority of Germans favor higher top Tax Rate to finance Climate Protection - Poll

Majority of Germans favor higher top Tax Rate to finance Climate Protection – Poll

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Some 66 percent of German households are in favour of raising the top tax rate […]

Clean Energy Wire

Climate Crisis
California to test solar Panels over irrigation Canals to save Water, boost Electricity Output

California to test solar Panels over irrigation Canals to save Water, boost Electricity Output

By Anna Campbell and Karen Marroquin | – ( Cronkite News ) – TURLOCK, Calif. – As the most persistent drought conditions on record continue […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Climate Crisis
Portugal Opens Floating Solar Array on Europe's Largest Artificial Lake as Floatovoltaics Expand Globally

Portugal Opens Floating Solar Array on Europe’s Largest Artificial Lake as Floatovoltaics Expand Globally

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Europe’s high methane gas prices caused in part by the Russian war on Ukraine are hurting consumers even in countries […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Will Israel be held accountable? In conversation with the new UN Special Rapporteur in Palestine

Will Israel be held accountable? In conversation with the new UN Special Rapporteur in Palestine

By Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The position of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of […]

Ramzy Baroud

Bill of Rights
Is Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Spying on Most Americans?

Is Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Spying on Most Americans?

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Growing up in the Southern California suburbs, government surveillance never worried me. But my Syrian-American parents […]

OtherWords

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