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200 Luminaries from the Arts and Business World demand release of “Palestinian Mandela”
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200 Luminaries from the Arts and Business World demand release of “Palestinian Mandela”

Juan Cole

The star-studded list of signatories includes Margaret Atwood of “The Handmaid’s Tale” fame; Mark Ruffalo a.k.a. the Incredible Hulk

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Iraq’s 2025 Elections reveal a Democracy without Belief

Iraq’s 2025 Elections reveal a Democracy without Belief

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A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

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“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

“Your Reward is Neither Here nor There!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:24

A Muezzín from the Tower of Darkness cries “Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There!”

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Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

Is Venezuela the New Iraq?

There are continuities and discontinuities in the spectacle of American power

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COP30: 5 Reasons the UN Climate Conference wasn’t the Promised “People’s Summit”

When the final deal was agreed, key references to a fossil fuel phase-out were missing.

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The COP30 Climate Meet had One Job, and Totally Crashed and Burned

The COP30 Climate Meet had One Job, and Totally Crashed and Burned

The bad guys included Saudi Arabia and the entire Arab bloc, along with China, India, and other nations still in thrall to Big Carbon

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West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

The operation emptied the camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams of virtually all its residents

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Genocide
Why Israeli Soldiers and their Leaders are increasingly at Risk of Arrest Overseas

Why Israeli Soldiers and their Leaders are increasingly at Risk of Arrest Overseas

War crimes and crimes against humanity are among the gravest offences recognised in international law.

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Climate Crisis
India Plans 2.45 Gig Solar Park + 5 GWh Battery in Rajasthan, so why drag its Feet at COP30?

India Plans 2.45 Gig Solar Park + 5 GWh Battery in Rajasthan, so why drag its Feet at COP30?

even the right wing Hindu nationalist government of India has ambitious plans to transition to green energy

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

From an environmental health perspective, we need to discuss the role of these forests in order to formulate health promotion policies

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Who is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody

Who is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody

The ISF will be tasked with securing the borders in a way that confines Palestinians, demilitarizing Gaza

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