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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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Only $3 Bn. of Federal $46 Bn rental assistance dollars reach renters, as eviction moratorium ends

Only $3 Bn. of Federal $46 Bn rental assistance dollars reach renters, as eviction moratorium ends

By Brooke Newman | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The federal government’s COVID-19 moratorium on renter evictions ended Saturday, leaving thousands of Arizona […]

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Climate Crisis
Top Four ways extreme heat hurts the economy

Top Four ways extreme heat hurts the economy

By Derek Lemoine | – Summer 2021 will likely be one of the hottest on record as dozens of cities in the West experience all-time […]

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Palestinian Christians welcome U.S. United Church of Christ affirmation of right to Boycott Israel for Occupation of Palestinian Territories

Palestinian Christians welcome U.S. United Church of Christ affirmation of right to Boycott Israel for Occupation of Palestinian Territories

Palestinians UCC BDS Occupation Israel

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Workers’ Rights: COVID-19 and Systemic Abuse

Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Workers’ Rights: COVID-19 and Systemic Abuse

By Ihab Maharmeh | – ( Al-Shabakah) – The Israeli regime has been systematically violating the rights of Palestinian workers in Israel and its illegal […]

Al-Shabaka

Iran
Discussions of Iran's Nuclear Enrichment ignore Israel's Atom Bomb Arsenal: What if Iran's Program is a Deterrent to War?

Discussions of Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment ignore Israel’s Atom Bomb Arsenal: What if Iran’s Program is a Deterrent to War?

Mt. Berry, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment) – According to the latest news coverage, Iran-U.S. negotiations to revive the 2015 JCPOA are in trouble. The […]

John Hickman

African-Americans
In the Wake of "Black Lives Matter," does the the 1919 Chicago Race Riot Take on Special Significance?

In the Wake of “Black Lives Matter,” does the the 1919 Chicago Race Riot Take on Special Significance?

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – This week marks another infamous anniversary in US history: the Chicago race riot of 1919. It started when white […]

Michael Slager

Children
As Florida's cases Spike to Unprecedented 21,683, Ron "Satan" DeSantis wants to Kill your Kids

As Florida’s cases Spike to Unprecedented 21,683, Ron “Satan” DeSantis wants to Kill your Kids

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jeffrey S. Solocheck at the Miami Herald reports that Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Friday issued a royal decree forbidding […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
We Can Have the Filibuster or Democracy, But Not Both

We Can Have the Filibuster or Democracy, But Not Both

By Peter Certo | ( Otherwords.org) – The American political system is complicated, but fixing it doesn’t have to be. Voters of all stripes broadly […]

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Authoritarianism
Tunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracy

Tunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracy

By Larbi Sadiki and Layla Saleh | – ( OpenDemocracy.net ) – In a shocking move, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied invoked Article 80 of the […]

Open Democracy

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