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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Trump Harvests Autocratic Powers Planted by Bush and Cheney

Trump Harvests Autocratic Powers Planted by Bush and Cheney

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In 2003, the Macedonian police arrested Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen vacationing in their country. They handed the unfortunate man over […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Crisis
Avoiding Climate Breakdown will Require curing the Cancer Stage of Capitalism

Avoiding Climate Breakdown will Require curing the Cancer Stage of Capitalism

Are we doomed? The short answer is: maybe not. As we all know, humanity is facing a climate breakdown. It’s clear that we are in […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Officials: No Humanitarian Aid for “Human Animals” of Gaza, Ever

Israeli Officials: No Humanitarian Aid for “Human Animals” of Gaza, Ever

( Middle East Monitor ) – Since the early days of the latest and ongoing phase of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, humanitarian aid has become […]

Ramona Wadi

Elderly
Death by Red Tape: Trump and Musk are trying to Kill Social Security

Death by Red Tape: Trump and Musk are trying to Kill Social Security

While Trump pretends he wants to save Social Security, Elon Musk is strangling the program with bureaucratic red tape. By Jim Hightower ( Otherwords ) […]

OtherWords

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Except for Israel: US Military Aid forbidden to Human Rights Violators by the Leahy Law

Except for Israel: US Military Aid forbidden to Human Rights Violators by the Leahy Law

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On December 17, 2024, a group of Palestinian and Palestinian-Americans filed a complaint against the State Department […]

Charles O. Blaha

Climate Crisis
South Africa’s Ambitious Renewable Energy Masterplan involves Solar Manufacturing

South Africa’s Ambitious Renewable Energy Masterplan involves Solar Manufacturing

By Ricardo Amansure, Stellenbosch University (The Conversation) – About 85% of South Africa’s electricity is produced by burning coal. The country’s move to renewable energy […]

The Conversation

Children
Israeli Genocide in Gaza:  Dwarf Babies, 300% Spike in Miscarriages, 4K Malnourished Expectant Mothers

Israeli Genocide in Gaza: Dwarf Babies, 300% Spike in Miscarriages, 4K Malnourished Expectant Mothers

By Mustafa Aziz ( Middle East Monitor ) – The ongoing Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip since 7 October […]

Middle East Monitor

Shamash
Shamash! “Victory over Carbon”

Shamash! “Victory over Carbon”

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Juan Cole

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Trump Administration to draw Down Troop Presence in New, Fundamentalist Syria

Trump Administration to draw Down Troop Presence in New, Fundamentalist Syria

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tara Copp at AP reports that the Trump administration will withdraw some of the 2000 troops now based in southeastern […]

Juan Cole

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