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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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Climate Crisis Grips Iran with Water Shortages, Provoking Protests, Clashes in Southwest

Climate Crisis Grips Iran with Water Shortages, Provoking Protests, Clashes in Southwest

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan region, the center of its petroleum industry, has been wracked with protests for a week, in part […]

Juan Cole

BDS Occupied Territories
Israeli Meltdown as Tel Aviv accuses Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream of "Terrorism" for Boycotting illegal Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestine

Israeli Meltdown as Tel Aviv accuses Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream of “Terrorism” for Boycotting illegal Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestine

( Middle East Monitor) – A landmark victory in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement’s (BDS) campaign against Israel came on Monday, with an announcement […]

Asa Winstanley

Inequality
Jeff Bezos Should Have Thanked American Taxpayers for Paying for His Space Ride

Jeff Bezos Should Have Thanked American Taxpayers for Paying for His Space Ride

By Scott Klinger | – ( Inequality.org ) – Shortly after emerging from his 10-minute space flight last week, Jeff Bezos thanked Amazon customers and […]

Inequality.org

Climate Crisis
Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany

Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany

By Charlotte Nijhuis | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Activists are protesting for better climate protection measures after catastrophic floods hit several parts of […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Only Electric Cars can save the Planet, with as much as 4/5s fewer Emissions than Gasoline Cars

Only Electric Cars can save the Planet, with as much as 4/5s fewer Emissions than Gasoline Cars

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A life-cycle study of automobile emissions in four major new-car markets globally by Georg Bieker of non-profit The International Council […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
European Union, U.S. bear Responsibility for Israel's Squatter-Settlements on Palestinian Land

European Union, U.S. bear Responsibility for Israel’s Squatter-Settlements on Palestinian Land

( Middle East Monitor) – When European diplomats visit the occupied Palestinian territories to observe the damage wrought by Israel’s home demolitions and forced displacement, […]

Ramona Wadi

Climate Crisis
How food prices are affected by oil, trade agreements and climate change

How food prices are affected by oil, trade agreements and climate change

By Wyn Morgan | – ( The Conversation) – Concerns about inflation rates have risen as the UK economy begins its much-needed recovery from the […]

The Conversation

Health Care
Happy Birthday, Medicare: You showed that  public, universal health insurance is superior to private insurance in every way

Happy Birthday, Medicare: You showed that public, universal health insurance is superior to private insurance in every way

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) – 56 years ago Congress enacted Medicare to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and older and the […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

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Iran opens new Oil Port on Gulf of Oman to avoid narrow Straits of Hormuz and to Avoid US Sanctions

Iran opens new Oil Port on Gulf of Oman to avoid narrow Straits of Hormuz and to Avoid US Sanctions

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to Al Jazeera, on Thursday, Iran announced the opening of a new petroleum export terminal near the port of […]

Juan Cole

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