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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Review: ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ by Novelist Amitav Ghosh traces Climate Crisis Origins to European Colonialism

Review: ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ by Novelist Amitav Ghosh traces Climate Crisis Origins to European Colonialism

By Joydeep Gupta | – ( The Third Pole) – In his latest book, Amitav Ghosh identifies the beginning of the climate crisis as the […]

The Third Pole

Banking
Is the Turkish Finance Minister wrecking Economy ‘with a twinkle in his eye’?

Is the Turkish Finance Minister wrecking Economy ‘with a twinkle in his eye’?

By Arzu Geybullayeva ( Globalvoices.org) – Turkish Twitter-sphere was full of memes and jokes after the country’s new Minister of Treasure and Finance, Nureddin Nebati, […]

Global Voices

Agriculture
How Solar energy and Agriculture can benefit from One Another

How Solar energy and Agriculture can benefit from One Another

By April Miller | – ( Sustainability Times) – Various industries are searching for emission reduction tactics as eco-consumer rates in the United States rise. […]

Sustainability Times

Afghanistan
Biden's 4 Biggest Mideast Challenges in 2022

Biden’s 4 Biggest Mideast Challenges in 2022

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Biden faces severe challenges in the coming year, but in my view the for-profit news often either focuses on […]

Juan Cole

China
China’s Year in Climate Action: Challenges for World’s Leader in Renewable Energy

China’s Year in Climate Action: Challenges for World’s Leader in Renewable Energy

By Ma Tianjie | – ( China Dialogue) – It’s been a dizzying period for watchers of China’s climate and environmental scene. President Xi Jinping’s […]

China Dialogue

Arab Americans
Fighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist Perspective

Fighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist Perspective

By Nadine Suleiman Naber | – ( OpenDemocracy) – For decades, US and European governments, as well as corporate media, have been condemning authoritarian repression […]

Open Democracy

Climate Crisis
Why Germany is Going Nuclear-Free and how it Caused Green Energy to Skyrocket

Why Germany is Going Nuclear-Free and how it Caused Green Energy to Skyrocket

Excerpted from an article by Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy transition is not only its main means for […]

Clean Energy Wire

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A Warm thanks to Informed Comment Readers – The Best People

From Juan Cole Thanks to a last minute surge of support, we had a great year again with regard to fundraising, and we hope to […]

Juan Cole

Culture
New Year Joy:  the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

New Year Joy: the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I am rewriting a previous essay here, quoting some extra poems different from the ones I used last year, but […]

Juan Cole

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