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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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Afghanistan
Armed With Online Option, Afghan Girls Say 'Bring It On' When It Comes To Taliban Education Ban

Armed With Online Option, Afghan Girls Say ‘Bring It On’ When It Comes To Taliban Education Ban

By Michael Scollon of RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi | – ( RFE/RL – Radio Azadi) – Hundreds of school-aged girls in Afghanistan are getting around the […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Climate Crisis
COP26: here’s what it would take to end coal power worldwide

COP26: here’s what it would take to end coal power worldwide

By Alex Clark | – More than 40 countries have signed an agreement at COP26, the latest UN climate change summit in Glasgow, to phase […]

The Conversation

Congress
Fightin' Joe Biden Wins big, on Jobs, Covid, the Dow and Infrastructure, but Corporate News downplays Successes

Fightin’ Joe Biden Wins big, on Jobs, Covid, the Dow and Infrastructure, but Corporate News downplays Successes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The for-profit press thinks it knows what the story in Washington, D.C., is. Joe Biden is a boring president who […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
As Saudis, Emirates enjoy Impunity, the UN needs to Create a New Yemen War Crimes Investigation

As Saudis, Emirates enjoy Impunity, the UN needs to Create a New Yemen War Crimes Investigation

By Louis Charbonneau | United Nations Director | – ( Human Rights Watch) – Last month, the Netherlands’ ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Even German big business CEOs say they expect to reach CO2 neutrality in 14 years

Even German big business CEOs say they expect to reach CO2 neutrality in 14 years

By Edgar Meza | – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ( Clean Energy Wire) – Germany’s leading business executives are taking climate and environmental protection increasingly serious, […]

Clean Energy Wire

Environment
Sacrifice Zones:  How the EPA Allows Polluters to Make Neighborhoods breathe Carcinogens

Sacrifice Zones: How the EPA Allows Polluters to Make Neighborhoods breathe Carcinogens

Poison in the Air By Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Question for Joe Manchin after COP26: Why isn't Coal -- the New Blood Diamonds-- Illegal, Now?

Question for Joe Manchin after COP26: Why isn’t Coal — the New Blood Diamonds– Illegal, Now?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Denise Chow at NBC News reports that on Thursday at the UN climate conference Cop26, some 23 new countries signed […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Was the Afghan War a Schell Game?  Getting It Right Is Always the Wrong Approach When It Comes to America’s Wars

Was the Afghan War a Schell Game? Getting It Right Is Always the Wrong Approach When It Comes to America’s Wars

( Tomdispatch.com) – I waited almost three months for some acknowledgement, but it never came. Not a bottle of champagne. Not a congratulatory note. Not […]

Nick Turse

Climate Crisis
Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

By Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie Andrew, and Rob Jackson | – Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after […]

The Conversation

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