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The Ecocide of Gaza
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The Ecocide of Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Well before October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip had progressively been isolated from the West Bank and the outside world overall

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“All the Saints and Sages:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

“All the Saints and Sages:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

11/25/2025 By Juan Cole

In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: As Cold and Rain Assault Homeless, Israel Blocks Entry of Tents

Gaza: As Cold and Rain Assault Homeless, Israel Blocks Entry of Tents

the health situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic as the population drinks contaminated water with high salinity

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Green Energy
Pacific Nations aim to go 100% Renewables, saving 25% of GDP

Pacific Nations aim to go 100% Renewables, saving 25% of GDP

In Papua New Guinea’s highlands, solar kits bring electric light to homes for the first time

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BDS
Imposing Sanctions on Israel with Love

Imposing Sanctions on Israel with Love

As an Israeli Jew in voluntary political exile since 1983 facing horrors being done in my name and without my consent

Waging Nonviolence

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Why Jewish Squatter Violence in the West Bank is Skyrocketing

Why Jewish Squatter Violence in the West Bank is Skyrocketing

As with the Gaza atrocities, 1 in every 5 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2025 across the West Bank is a child

Dan Steinbock

Israel/ Palestine
Francesca Albanese and the Palestinian Fight for Survival

Francesca Albanese and the Palestinian Fight for Survival

The US sanctions against Francesca Albanese are testament to her courage speaking up for the Palestinians.

Richard Drake

China
How China Is Turning Climate Action into Economic Strategy

How China Is Turning Climate Action into Economic Strategy

In October, China unveiled updated climate targets for 2035, a 7-10 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

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Academic Freedom
California AB 715, Criminalizing Criticism of Israel, Aims to Quash Free Speech

California AB 715, Criminalizing Criticism of Israel, Aims to Quash Free Speech

Censoring academic content does nothing to promote “a safe learning environment,” as Newsom’s signing statement concludes.

H. Scott Prosterman

Climate Crisis
COP30 Report Reveals Climate Change is Spreading Infectious Diseases to new Regions

COP30 Report Reveals Climate Change is Spreading Infectious Diseases to new Regions

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extrem e weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors

The Conversation

Latin America
Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump

Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump

The Pentagon has so far destroyed 18 go-fast boats there and in the Pacific Ocean. No evidence has been presented that those were drug ships

Greg Grandin

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