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State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt
Climate Crisis

State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all the […]

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

08/17/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

08/17/2025 By The Conversation

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Authoritarianism
In 1953, the Republican Party overthrew the Iranian Government; on 1/6/21 it used the Same Techniques against the elected President

In 1953, the Republican Party overthrew the Iranian Government; on 1/6/21 it used the Same Techniques against the elected President

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On January 6, 2021, Trump attempted to make a coup and remain in power despite losing the election to Joe […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths that fuel rejection of science

‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths that fuel rejection of science

By Gale Sinatra and Barbara K. Hofer | – Every disaster movie seems to open with a scientist being ignored. “Don’t Look Up” is no […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
One year after the January 6 insurrection, is the United States on the Verge of Break-up?

One year after the January 6 insurrection, is the United States on the Verge of Break-up?

When does a country stop being a country? ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – This critical moment takes place before a civil war breaks out […]

John Feffer

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Hisham Abu Hawash was never Charged or Convicted of a Crime but he Almost Died in an Israeli Jail

Palestinian Hisham Abu Hawash was never Charged or Convicted of a Crime but he Almost Died in an Israeli Jail

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – After 141 days on hunger strike in an Israeli prison, Palestinian prisoner Hisham […]

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
1 Year after 1/6, Polls reveal Republican Party captured by Great Leader Syndrome just like North Koreans

1 Year after 1/6, Polls reveal Republican Party captured by Great Leader Syndrome just like North Koreans

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – You sometimes hear from right-wing pundits that the widespread Republican rejection of the legitimacy of President Biden is just mirroring […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
The ‘Sore Loser Effect’: Rejecting election Results can destabilize Democracy and drive Terrorism<

The ‘Sore Loser Effect’: Rejecting election Results can destabilize Democracy and drive Terrorism<

By James Piazza | – An attendee at an October 2021 political rally hosted by right-wing activist Charlie Kirk asked: “How many elections are they […]

The Conversation

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Why is Popular Resistance in the Occupied West Bank Increasing?

Why is Popular Resistance in the Occupied West Bank Increasing?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Recent weeks rank among the most turbulent in the West Bank, with massive protests taking place in different parts […]

Middle East Monitor

Counter-Terrorism
The War on Terror Is a Success — for Terror:  Terrorist Groups Have Doubled Since the Passage of the 2001 AUMF

The War on Terror Is a Success — for Terror: Terrorist Groups Have Doubled Since the Passage of the 2001 AUMF

By Nick Turse | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – It began more than two decades ago. On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush declared a […]

Nick Turse

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Emma Watson of Harry Potter Fame expresses Solidarity with Palestinians, is Smeared as Anti-Semite by Far-Right Likudnik

Emma Watson of Harry Potter Fame expresses Solidarity with Palestinians, is Smeared as Anti-Semite by Far-Right Likudnik

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – British actress Emma Watson, 31, whom many remember from her childhood role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, […]

Juan Cole

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