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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

09/18/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Biden just declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels essential to National Defense – here’s why and the Challenges Ahead

Biden just declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels essential to National Defense – here’s why and the Challenges Ahead

By Daniel Cohan, Rice University | – Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy. But are they […]

The Conversation

Asian-Americans
Ms. Marvel:  Can a 16-year-old Marvel Superhero Change the Image of Islam in America?

Ms. Marvel: Can a 16-year-old Marvel Superhero Change the Image of Islam in America?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Marvel Cinematic Universe streaming superhero television show, Ms. Marvel dropped on Disney+ this week, and it is a revolution […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
No, America, the UN Human Rights Council Report on Israeli Violations against Palestinians isn’t the Obstacle to Peace

No, America, the UN Human Rights Council Report on Israeli Violations against Palestinians isn’t the Obstacle to Peace

( Middle East Monitor ) – The UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry recently released report on the violations in the occupied Palestinian territory […]

Ramona Wadi

Far Right
Regardless of seditious conspiracy charges’ outcome, groups like Proud Boys seek to build a white nation

Regardless of seditious conspiracy charges’ outcome, groups like Proud Boys seek to build a white nation

By Matthew Valasik, University of Alabama; and Shannon Reid, University of North Carolina – Charlotte | – As the House Select Committee prepares to begin […]

The Conversation

Education
What Does It Mean that Women Now Dominate Higher Education?

What Does It Mean that Women Now Dominate Higher Education?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In the last week of her life, my mother extracted a promise from me. “Make sure,” she said, “that Orion goes […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Crisis
European Parliament bans New Gasoline Cars in 13 Years for 449 Million People, to fight Climate Emergency and Russia

European Parliament bans New Gasoline Cars in 13 Years for 449 Million People, to fight Climate Emergency and Russia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Margaux Otter at L’Obs reports that on Wednesday, the European Parliament voted to ban the sale of new internal combustion […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Iran: 1988 Mass Executions Evident Crimes Against Humanity: Senior Officials Implicated Should Be Investigated, Fairly Prosecuted (HRW)

Iran: 1988 Mass Executions Evident Crimes Against Humanity: Senior Officials Implicated Should Be Investigated, Fairly Prosecuted (HRW)

Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) – Overwhelming evidence shows that the Iranian authorities’ mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 amounts to crimes […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
‘Open Your Hearts’: The Movements Taking Climate Action Where Leaders and Media Won’t

‘Open Your Hearts’: The Movements Taking Climate Action Where Leaders and Media Won’t

By Donna Katzin and William Minter | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Media, politicians, and policymakers tend to focus on the most visible […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Antarctica
Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

By Ted Scambos, University of Colorado Boulder | – Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a gigantic […]

The Conversation

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