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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Juan Cole

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

09/19/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Authoritarianism
How democracy gets eroded – lessons from a Nixon expert

How democracy gets eroded – lessons from a Nixon expert

By Ken Hughes | – Now that a full year has passed since the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, the 2020 election and […]

The Conversation

Epidemics
Is America a Nation Coming Apart?

Is America a Nation Coming Apart?

By Tom Engelhardt | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – Let me start 2022 by heading back — way, way back — for a moment. It’s easy […]

Tom Engelhardt

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

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