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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

The Middle East faces Climate Breakdown, but its Media ignores it

The Middle East faces Climate Breakdown, but its Media ignores it

09/18/2025 By The Conversation

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

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Conflict with Russia is Raising your Gasoline Bill; an Electric Car is the Answer

Conflict with Russia is Raising your Gasoline Bill; an Electric Car is the Answer

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Reporters pressed White House spokesperson Jen Psaki on Wednesday about the likelihood that any Russian military engagement in Ukraine will […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
U.S. Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years of War

U.S. Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years of War

By Mark Weisbrot | – (Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Originally published in Inside Sources. Economic sanctions have, in recent years, become one of […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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Texas’ Abortion Restrictions most Harm Low-Income Patients, Advocates Say

Texas’ Abortion Restrictions most Harm Low-Income Patients, Advocates Say

By Natasha Yee | – ( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – Esmarie stared down at two solid pink lines on the test strip in […]

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Iran
Iran nuclear deal: to reset relations with Tehran, Biden must overcome a long legacy of mistrust at home

Iran nuclear deal: to reset relations with Tehran, Biden must overcome a long legacy of mistrust at home

By Andrew Payne and Louise Fawcett | – As officials from Washington and Tehran return to Vienna for talks that aim to revive the 2015 […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
“Niagara Falls becoming Horizontal:” NOAA warns of nearly 1 foot Sea Level Rise in 30 years, “Common” High Tide Floods

“Niagara Falls becoming Horizontal:” NOAA warns of nearly 1 foot Sea Level Rise in 30 years, “Common” High Tide Floods

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The sea level along the US coastline in the lower 48 will rise as much in just the next 30 […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Jared Kushner's Sham "Abraham Accords" unleashed more ME Conflict, and don't Deserve a Nobel

Jared Kushner’s Sham “Abraham Accords” unleashed more ME Conflict, and don’t Deserve a Nobel

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – Jared Kushner’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, for authoring the Abraham Accords (along with his deputy Avi […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Coal
How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat

How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat

By Gabriel Filippelli | – People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis sometimes pass by ominous signs warning […]

The Conversation

Cold War
America’s Disastrous 60-Year War: Three Generations of Conspicuous Destruction by the Military-Industrial Complex

America’s Disastrous 60-Year War: Three Generations of Conspicuous Destruction by the Military-Industrial Complex

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In my lifetime of nearly 60 years, America has waged five major wars, winning one decisively, then throwing that victory away, […]

William J. Astore

Climate Crisis
Not Since Charlemagne: Megadrought in US Southwest, boosted by Human CO2 emissions, is worst since 800 AD

Not Since Charlemagne: Megadrought in US Southwest, boosted by Human CO2 emissions, is worst since 800 AD

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The megadrought in the US West has produced drier conditions as of the past year than any seen in over […]

Juan Cole

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