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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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Iraq War
From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol, Killing Civilians is a Crime no Matter Who Does it

From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol, Killing Civilians is a Crime no Matter Who Does it

( Code Pink ) – Americans have been shocked by the death and destruction of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filling our screens with bombed buildings […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Cold War
I may have failed as a Tax Resister, but Corporate America is Hugely Successful at it

I may have failed as a Tax Resister, but Corporate America is Hugely Successful at it

( Tomdispatch.com) – Every April, as income-tax returns come due, I think about the day 30 years ago when I opened my rented mailbox and […]

Rebecca Gordon

Corruption
Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner?

Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Sunday, David D. Kirkpatrick and Kate Kelly of the New York Times got a big scoop — they gained […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
US Assistance to Saudi-Led Coalition Risks Complicity in War Crimes

US Assistance to Saudi-Led Coalition Risks Complicity in War Crimes

By Afrah Nasser Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The protracted conflict in Yemen has killed […]

Human Rights Watch

Agriculture
More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq's Farmers off Land as Drought  cripples Crops

More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq’s Farmers off Land as Drought cripples Crops

( Middle East Monitor ) – Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was “as lucrative as oil”, Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and […]

Middle East Monitor

Agriculture
The Climate Emergency is Stressing Plants, Making them Less Productive

The Climate Emergency is Stressing Plants, Making them Less Productive

By Souleïmen Jmii, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | – Plants that inhabit the Earth have the incredible ability to grow continually for hundreds […]

The Conversation

European Union
Could Europe/ NATO become Israel-Palestine if Putin Occupies parts of Ukraine for the Long Haul?

Could Europe/ NATO become Israel-Palestine if Putin Occupies parts of Ukraine for the Long Haul?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – We have to begin asking the question of what will happen if Russia succeeds in implementing a long-term occupation […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Yemen: Will Resignation of Saudi-backed Absentee President help End US-Backed War?

Yemen: Will Resignation of Saudi-backed Absentee President help End US-Backed War?

( Al-Bab.com ) – After months of apparent deadlock, the last few days have brought tentative signs of a shift in Yemen’s seven-year conflict. On […]

Brian Whitaker

Left Politics
The Left has to Recognize Russian Imperialism in Ukraine or it is Trapped in Americocentrism

The Left has to Recognize Russian Imperialism in Ukraine or it is Trapped in Americocentrism

By David Ost | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – It is tough for leftists to be on the same side as the […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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