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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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Flooding
IPCC:  Ocean has risen more than in any century in at least 3,000 years, and in worst case could rise 7 feet in next 80 Years

IPCC: Ocean has risen more than in any century in at least 3,000 years, and in worst case could rise 7 feet in next 80 Years

By Robert Kopp | – ( The Conversation) – Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and […]

The Conversation

National Security State
Generations of Struggle:  Lessons on Defending Democracy

Generations of Struggle: Lessons on Defending Democracy

By Liz Theoharis | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – My father, Athan G. Theoharis, passed away on July 3rd. A leading expert on the FBI, […]

Liz Theoharis

Climate Crisis
Top 5 Environmental Impacts of Bipartisan Infastructure Bill, from Electric Vehicles to Electric Grid

Top 5 Environmental Impacts of Bipartisan Infastructure Bill, from Electric Vehicles to Electric Grid

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although the the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the senate on Tuesday has been criticized by environmentalists for […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Taliban Gains pose risk to fragile Legal Protections gained by Afghan Women: HRW

Taliban Gains pose risk to fragile Legal Protections gained by Afghan Women: HRW

( Human Rights Watch) – (New York) – The Afghan government’s failure to provide accountability for violence against women and girls has undermined progress to […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
77% of the residents of the Israeli-Occupied Old City in Jerusalem are Muslims, But for How Long as Israelis demolish Silwan Homes?

77% of the residents of the Israeli-Occupied Old City in Jerusalem are Muslims, But for How Long as Israelis demolish Silwan Homes?

( Middle East Monitor) – An Israeli writer has said that “the statistical reality in the city of Jerusalem shows that 77% of the Old […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
IPCC Alarm Bell: burning gas, coal is Intensifying Water Cycle: Expect more and worse Storms, Floods such as hit Germany, China this Summer

IPCC Alarm Bell: burning gas, coal is Intensifying Water Cycle: Expect more and worse Storms, Floods such as hit Germany, China this Summer

By Mathew Barlow | – ( The Conversation) – The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes […]

The Conversation

Acidification of Oceans
IPCC - Carbon Dioxide concentrations highest in 2 mn years, Provoking ever more Extreme Weather

IPCC – Carbon Dioxide concentrations highest in 2 mn years, Provoking ever more Extreme Weather

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its sixth assessment report. The product of vast international cooperation, the report […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
In Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, opportunity to alter fundamental climate and economic priorities is being squandered

In Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, opportunity to alter fundamental climate and economic priorities is being squandered

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – How to assess the infrastructure package? Lots of big numbers, but budgetary appropriations are moral statements, and […]

John Buell

Democratic Party
Top Ten Reasons Liberals have the High Moral Ground

Top Ten Reasons Liberals have the High Moral Ground

In tumultuous sociopolitical struggles, a frequent pattern is visible: Conservatives often fight to preserve their own wealth or privileges, but liberals battle for causes that […]

James A. Haught

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