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California AB 715, Criminalizing Criticism of Israel, Aims to Quash Free Speech
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California AB 715, Criminalizing Criticism of Israel, Aims to Quash Free Speech

H. Scott Prosterman

Censoring academic content does nothing to promote “a safe learning environment,” as Newsom’s signing statement concludes.

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How China Is Turning Climate Action into Economic Strategy

How China Is Turning Climate Action into Economic Strategy

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COP30 Report Reveals Climate Change is Spreading Infectious Diseases to new Regions

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Letter to President Biden on Failures of Administration's Human Rights Policy Toward the Middle East

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By Kenneth Roth | Executive Director | – President Joseph R. Biden 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: US Policy Toward the Middle […]

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Can the Runaway Pentagon Budget ever be Reined in?

By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung | – Even as Congress moves to increase the Pentagon budget well beyond the astronomical levels proposed by the […]

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By Doug Weir, Benjamin Neimark, and Oliver Belcher | – Climate change leadership requires more than stirring speeches. It means facing up to hard truths. […]

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"A Cruel, Ingenious Cage:"  Israel's Panopticon for Palestinians archives the Bodies of the Occupied

“A Cruel, Ingenious Cage:” Israel’s Panopticon for Palestinians archives the Bodies of the Occupied

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two breathtaking reports out on Monday underlined the vast and unprecedented Israeli electronic surveillance of an entire population — the […]

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Are Putin and Lukashenko trying to Divide Europe by sending over Iraqi, other Muslim Refugees?

Are Putin and Lukashenko trying to Divide Europe by sending over Iraqi, other Muslim Refugees?

Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) – Thousands of migrants from Iraq, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries, are attempting to breach a razor wire fence […]

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The Cyberwar between Israel and Iran is Heating Up

The Cyberwar between Israel and Iran is Heating Up

( Middle East Monitor ) – It is becoming clear that the cyberwar between Israel and Iran is heating up, although neither side has accepted […]

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2021 was a bad year for glaciers in western North America — and it’s about to get much worse

2021 was a bad year for glaciers in western North America — and it’s about to get much worse

By Brian Menounos | – The year 2021 will likely be one of the worst for glaciers in southern British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and Montana. […]

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American Legacy of Instability in Iraq continues as caretaker Prime Minister Narrowly avoids Assassination by Drone

American Legacy of Instability in Iraq continues as caretaker Prime Minister Narrowly avoids Assassination by Drone

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al-Jazeera reports that Iraqi authorities on Sunday announced that Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped being assassinated by three […]

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