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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Christianity
For Easter:  The Joyous, Dancing Ascendant Christ in a Love Poem of Hafez

For Easter: The Joyous, Dancing Ascendant Christ in a Love Poem of Hafez

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Just as Good Friday is a time for sober reflection and grief at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, so Easter […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

By Catherine Early ( China Dialogue ) – Without “immediate and deep” emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5C will be impossible, […]

China Dialogue

Islam
The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

Ismail Patel | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Masjid Al-Aqsa has been in danger since the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem began in […]

Middle East Monitor

Russia
Ukraine: Why Russian assault on Donbas will be Protracted and Bloody

Ukraine: Why Russian assault on Donbas will be Protracted and Bloody

By Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth | – There will be no peace deals, no ceasefires and no surrenders in Ukraine. The next two months […]

The Conversation

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Israeli Police Raid Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, Wound 158 Palestinians

Israeli Police Raid Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, Wound 158 Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that at dawn prayers on Friday Israeli security forces mounted an assault on the […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
Americans in poorer Counties have died of COVID at Double the rate of Wealthier Counties

Americans in poorer Counties have died of COVID at Double the rate of Wealthier Counties

By Karen Dolan | – ( Otherwords ) – As our country approaches 1 million deaths from COVID-19, it can feel impossible to wrap our […]

OtherWords

Germany
How Renewable Energy can Enable Germany's Energy Independence of Russia

How Renewable Energy can Enable Germany’s Energy Independence of Russia

( Clean Energy Wire ) – Russia’s attack on Ukraine has added a new dimension to Germany’s ambitious aims for ramping up the share of […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

Antisemitism
How misreadings of the Christian Gospels fuel anti-Judaism and Ignore Jesus’ Jewishness

How misreadings of the Christian Gospels fuel anti-Judaism and Ignore Jesus’ Jewishness

By Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University | – This year, Easter and Passover, holidays central to Christianity and Judaism, respectively, begin on the same weekend. This […]

The Conversation

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Zelensky warns against Russian "Blood Oil;"  In fact, buying any Oil is paying Blood Money

Zelensky warns against Russian “Blood Oil;” In fact, buying any Oil is paying Blood Money

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The BBC reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview, accused Germany and Hungary of paying “blood money” for […]

Juan Cole

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