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

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

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

11/14/2025 By The Conversation

Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump

Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump

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Afghanistan and Wars of Unintended Consequences

Afghanistan and Wars of Unintended Consequences

( Tomdispatch.com)- Disagreements over how to assess the American exodus from Afghanistan have kept the pundits busy these last weeks, even though there wasn’t much […]

Rajan Menon

Afghanistan
What does the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for Israel?

What does the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for Israel?

By Adnan Abu Amer | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Israelis are concerned about the shameful American withdrawal from Afghanistan and think that their […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as we heat the climate

Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as we heat the climate

By Mojtaba Sadegh, John Abatzoglou and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh | – The Western U.S. is experiencing another severe fire season, and a recent study shows […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Afghanistan and 9/11: Finished or Unfinished Business? MIT Starr Forum with B. Posen, Juan Cole, V. Felbab-Brown, C. Saivetz (Video)

Afghanistan and 9/11: Finished or Unfinished Business? MIT Starr Forum with B. Posen, Juan Cole, V. Felbab-Brown, C. Saivetz (Video)

MIT Center for International Studies: “Starr Forum: US, Afghanistan, 9/11: Finished or Unfinished Business?” Chair: Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT. He […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
As Banks threaten to Collapse and Aid Dwindles, 93% of Afghans already don't get Sufficient Food

As Banks threaten to Collapse and Aid Dwindles, 93% of Afghans already don’t get Sufficient Food

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – UN World Food Program surveys in August and September, Al Jazeera reports, found that 93 percent of Afghans already are […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Why the Hazara Minority of Afghanistan is now Imperiled

Why the Hazara Minority of Afghanistan is now Imperiled

By Iqbal Akhtar | – The land we now call Afghanistan has been a place of constant migration through its mountainous passes. Its linguistic, cultural […]

The Conversation

Human Rights
Turkey must release Political Prisoners:  European Court of Human Rights

Turkey must release Political Prisoners: European Court of Human Rights

Human Rights Watch (Istanbul) – The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers should trigger infringement proceedings against Turkey at its September 14-16, 2021 meeting for […]

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights
Hacked Videos Force The Unthinkable In Iran: Official Admission Of Abuses At Evin Prison

Hacked Videos Force The Unthinkable In Iran: Official Admission Of Abuses At Evin Prison

( RFE/RL ) – Former inmates, their families, and human rights activists have long complained of mistreatment and torture at Evin prison, a notorious facility […]

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No, Saudi Arabia wasn't behind the 9/11 Attacks; That is a conspiracy Theory

No, Saudi Arabia wasn’t behind the 9/11 Attacks; That is a conspiracy Theory

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The FBI released documents from its investigation of ties of personnel at the Saudi embassy in Washington, D.C., to al-Qaeda. […]

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