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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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Arctic hits 50° F above normal, as Scientists predict it will soon have more Rain than Snow

Arctic hits 50° F above normal, as Scientists predict it will soon have more Rain than Snow

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – While it made headlines because it is freakish, that parts of Antarctica are 70 degrees F. warmer than usual may […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

By Chuck Collins | – As part of the sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European partners are […]

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With Russia in Ukraine, Climate Emergency is at Heart of German Security Strategy

With Russia in Ukraine, Climate Emergency is at Heart of German Security Strategy

( Clean Energy Wire ) – The climate crisis and its effects on people’s lives around the world will be at the heart of the […]

Julian Wettengel

Australia
Could Australian Green Steel help Save the World from the Climate Emergency?

Could Australian Green Steel help Save the World from the Climate Emergency?

By John Pye, Australian National University; Alireza Rahbari, Australian National University; Emma Aisbett, Australian National University; Frank Jotzo, Australian National University; and Zsuzsanna Csereklyei, RMIT […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Will Europe Rush even faster to Electric Vehicles to escape dependence on Putin's Oil?

Will Europe Rush even faster to Electric Vehicles to escape dependence on Putin’s Oil?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sean Goulding Carroll at Euractiv.com asks if Europe can defund the Russian war machine by turning to electric vehicles. It […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Southwest Megadrought: Climate-Driven Drop in Lake Powell could Leave Residents with no Water or Electricity

Southwest Megadrought: Climate-Driven Drop in Lake Powell could Leave Residents with no Water or Electricity

By Autriya Maneshni (Cronkite News ) PHOENIX – Water levels on Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir in the U.S., have dropped below 3,525 feet […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Climate Crisis
Plutocrats Fiddling as the World Burns with Global Heating and Nuclear Tensions

Plutocrats Fiddling as the World Burns with Global Heating and Nuclear Tensions

He’s our very own emperor from hell, an updated version of Nero who, in legend, burned down Rome on a whim, though ours prefers drowning […]

Tom Engelhardt

Islam
Crimea's Peaceful Muslim Tatars Dared come out against Putin's Invasion of Ukraine

Crimea’s Peaceful Muslim Tatars Dared come out against Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

( The Conversation ) – As Vladimir Putin’s forces wage a brutal war against Ukraine, the Crimean Tatars living in Russian-occupied Crimea and on the […]

Brian Glyn Williams

Displaced and Refugees
US would be on firmer Ground declaring Putin a War Criminal if George W. Bush had been Tried

US would be on firmer Ground declaring Putin a War Criminal if George W. Bush had been Tried

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – NPR reports that on Wednesday, President Biden called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the first time. The […]

Juan Cole

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