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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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China
Americans may think they have nothing to learn about Justice from the old Empires like China's: They're Wrong

Americans may think they have nothing to learn about Justice from the old Empires like China’s: They’re Wrong

Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) – A year ago, last September Jennifer Rubin wrote in the Washington Post: “The wanton disregard for the lives […]

Martin Powers

China
Will China Dominate the Electric Car Market this Year?  Why it May Not

Will China Dominate the Electric Car Market this Year? Why it May Not

By David Tyfield | – In the wake of surging electric vehicle (EV) sales in China, it might seem that the Chinese market has already […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Selling Out Democracy: Corporations are again Backing Pols who Tried to Overthrow President Biden

Selling Out Democracy: Corporations are again Backing Pols who Tried to Overthrow President Biden

By Kyle Herrig | – ( Otherwords.org) – One year ago, the foundation of our democracy was jeopardized in a full-blown coup attempt by seditionists […]

OtherWords

Afghanistan
Afghans face Harsh Winter, Hunger, lack of Health Clinics:  How much of it is our Fault?

Afghans face Harsh Winter, Hunger, lack of Health Clinics: How much of it is our Fault?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ancient Greek philosopher Bion of Borysthenes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs die […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
France's Eric Zemmour and the Strange Story of Fascist Minorities Promoting Hate of . . . Minorities

France’s Eric Zemmour and the Strange Story of Fascist Minorities Promoting Hate of . . . Minorities

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – Before joining university in England, I knew that encountering racism was inevitable. What I did not know was that […]

Mohammed Samaana

Iran
Iran doesn't even have a Nuclear Weapons Program: Why does the US keep passing it off as a Threat?

Iran doesn’t even have a Nuclear Weapons Program: Why does the US keep passing it off as a Threat?

( Iran Daily) – The American foreign policy establishment is complex and has many layers. Foreign policy in the United States, as in other countries, […]

Ali Abootalebi

Drones
The Rise of the (Real) Murderbots and why we Need to Abolish Them before it is is too Late

The Rise of the (Real) Murderbots and why we Need to Abolish Them before it is is too Late

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Here’s a scenario to consider: a military force has purchased a million cheap, disposable flying drones each the size of a […]

Rebecca Gordon

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How New Mexico just became the Saudi Arabia of Wind, with Largest Green Facility in Western Hemisphere

How New Mexico just became the Saudi Arabia of Wind, with Largest Green Facility in Western Hemisphere

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pattern Energy Group has announced that its massive 377-turbine Western Spirit Wind facility in New Mexico, with a name plate […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Jan. 6 Coup attempt became Republican Road Map: Whether democracy survives is up to us

Jan. 6 Coup attempt became Republican Road Map: Whether democracy survives is up to us

( Otherwords.org ) – The defeat of Donald Trump in 2020 was supposed to put an end to America’s delusional national politics. The quashing of […]

John Feffer

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