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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

09/15/2025 By Michael T. Klare

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Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same?

Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same?

By Paul Gunter and Linda Pentz Gunter | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – On March 2, a striking news clip found its way onto the […]

Waging Nonviolence

Afghanistan
Have We Forgotten . . . the people of Afghanistan?

Have We Forgotten . . . the people of Afghanistan?

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – The US 20-year war and occupation in Afghanistan, waged to avenge the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Economy
This isn’t the First Oil Price Shock, but it is the Most Complex in Modern History

This isn’t the First Oil Price Shock, but it is the Most Complex in Modern History

By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington | – The world is in the grip of an oil price shock. In just a few months, […]

The Conversation

Bernie Sanders
Democrats in Congress Want Windfall Tax on Big Oil, Consumer Rebates, and cheap Green Energy

Democrats in Congress Want Windfall Tax on Big Oil, Consumer Rebates, and cheap Green Energy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced, and several other congressional Democrats have co-sponsored, a bill to curb big petroleum companies […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
It’s Not Just Inflation — It’s Price Gouging

It’s Not Just Inflation — It’s Price Gouging

By Lindsay Owens | – ( Otherwords.org) – If you’ve been slammed lately by higher prices on everything from groceries to rental cars and gas […]

OtherWords

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can't Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted

Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can’t Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted

By Ramona Wadi | – ( Middle East Monitor )- Once again, Israel feels entitled to play the humanitarian card, with only Palestinians pointing out […]

Ramona Wadi

Displaced and Refugees
Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways

Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways

By Kirsten Gelsdorf and Jacob Kurtzer | – As Russia continues to target houses, apartment buildings, hospitals and civilians in Ukraine, there are mounting calls […]

The Conversation

Bashar al-Assad
This is Where We came in: Will Russia's Syrian Mercenaries in Ukraine form a new Al-Qaeda?

This is Where We came in: Will Russia’s Syrian Mercenaries in Ukraine form a new Al-Qaeda?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, according to Alarabiya (quoting Tass) Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would permit foreign fighters from the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
If Putinism is victorious in Ukraine, it will set a horrific Precedent

If Putinism is victorious in Ukraine, it will set a horrific Precedent

By John Feffer | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – War has been pretty much a constant in human affairs. If you’ve managed […]

John Feffer

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