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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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Israeli, UN, European Human Rights Experts Condemn Israel for Branding Palestinian Rights Groups "Terrorists"

Israeli, UN, European Human Rights Experts Condemn Israel for Branding Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorists”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Monday, Israeli, European and United Nations human rights experts condemned last Friday’s decision by Israeli Foreign Minister Benny Gantz […]

Juan Cole

American Jews
The Lingering of Trumpian anti-Immigrant Hate, and Commemorating victims at Tree of Life Synagogue

The Lingering of Trumpian anti-Immigrant Hate, and Commemorating victims at Tree of Life Synagogue

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The “3rd Commemoration” of the 2018 Pittsburgh, Tree of Life Synagogue massacre occurs on October 27. When one […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Employment
We don't need a Debt Ceiling, we Need Gov't to Invest in Truly Rewarding Jobs

We don’t need a Debt Ceiling, we Need Gov’t to Invest in Truly Rewarding Jobs

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Who is at fault for a standoff on the debt ceiling? Republicans are the obvious choice because […]

John Buell

Afghanistan
How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities

How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities

By Abdulkader Sinno | – Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite Muslims were killed in attacks on mosques in October 2021. One such attack took […]

The Conversation

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"A Psychopath with Infinite Resources:" Al-Jabri accuses Saudi Crown Prince MBS

“A Psychopath with Infinite Resources:” Al-Jabri accuses Saudi Crown Prince MBS

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Scott Pelley at CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviewed Dr. Saad al-Jabri, the number 2 man in Saudi intelligence until 2014, when […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
How Billionaires' Utopias could End American Democracy

How Billionaires’ Utopias could End American Democracy

( Inequality.org) – Great wealth can do great damage. Grand personal fortunes, we’ve come to understand, can menace our democracy and distort our economic life. […]

Sam Pizzigati

China
Not all Wars are Planned: China and the U.S. need to Stop Playing Chicken in the Taiwan Strait

Not all Wars are Planned: China and the U.S. need to Stop Playing Chicken in the Taiwan Strait

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – When he was running for office in 2008, Barack Obama wanted to put an end to the war in […]

John Feffer

Climate Crisis
The Path to a Livable Future: Or Will Rich Corporations Trash the Planet?

The Path to a Livable Future: Or Will Rich Corporations Trash the Planet?

By Noam Chomsky and Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – This month will mark a critical juncture in the struggle to avoid climate catastrophe. […]

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At its heart, Dune is a Tragedy, and a Warning against Trumpism

At its heart, Dune is a Tragedy, and a Warning against Trumpism

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The protagonist of the new Denis Villeneuve film, Dune, Paul Atreides, is a complex character, but he should be seen […]

Juan Cole

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