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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
Academic Freedom

California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Authoritarianism
The “War on Terror” Comes Home in the Trump Era

The “War on Terror” Comes Home in the Trump Era

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Four years ago, I published Subtle Tools, a book on the erosion of American democratic norms in the face of what […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Dissent
Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest Sparks Türkiye’s Largest Protests in over a Decade

Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest Sparks Türkiye’s Largest Protests in over a Decade

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment) – Major protests over the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Boycotts
Trouble at Tesla and Protests against Trump’s Tariffs suggest consumer Boycotts are starting to Bite

Trouble at Tesla and Protests against Trump’s Tariffs suggest consumer Boycotts are starting to Bite

By Erin O’Brien, Griffith University and Justine Coneybeer, Griffith University (The Conversation) – When the United States starts a trade war with your country, how […]

The Conversation

Academic Freedom
2025 Emergency National Statement to University and College Presidents from Faculty

2025 Emergency National Statement to University and College Presidents from Faculty

New England Scholars Speak / Action Network US Scholars: Speak Up for Liberty and Justice NOW Public Domain. Photo by Nataraj Munoli: https://www.pexels.com/photo/statue-of-liberty-66709/ March 2025 […]

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China
Can Trump’s Plan to Target China for its Oil Imports from Iran Succeed?

Can Trump’s Plan to Target China for its Oil Imports from Iran Succeed?

London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Since returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump has reinstated the maximum pressure campaign of his […]

Neil Thompson

Syria
After Assad: Sectarian Violence and the Struggle for Syria’s Future

After Assad: Sectarian Violence and the Struggle for Syria’s Future

By Weliam Sejari ( Global Voices ) – The fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, marked a pivotal moment in Syria’s […]

Global Voices

Democracy
Trump rages to snuff out Democracy’s Candle: Will we Rage against the Dying of its Light?

Trump rages to snuff out Democracy’s Candle: Will we Rage against the Dying of its Light?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Allow me to stipulate that I do not wish to die. In fact, had anyone consulted me about the construction of […]

Rebecca Gordon

Arab World
The Making of the Modern Middle East: Juan Cole on History, Politics, and Today’s Turmoil – Tamooda Interview

The Making of the Modern Middle East: Juan Cole on History, Politics, and Today’s Turmoil – Tamooda Interview

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Juan Cole interviewed by Martin Asser at Tamooda : “The Making of the Modern Middle East: Juan Cole on History, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Rhetorical Tricks for Normalizing Genocide

The Rhetorical Tricks for Normalizing Genocide

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that, “From now on, negotiations will be conducted under fire.” His words […]

Ramona Wadi

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