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How many people has ICE maimed, killed or Disappeared in Minnesota?
Asian-Americans

How many people has ICE maimed, killed or Disappeared in Minnesota?

Janelle Carlson

Many of those detained are left without their medication which can lead to life-threatening complications

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

02/05/2026 By The Conversation

The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection

The Epstein Files: Blackmail and the Tantalizing Israeli Connection

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African-Americans
Dr. King would be Standing beside All Who are now Standing up for Our Democracy

Dr. King would be Standing beside All Who are now Standing up for Our Democracy

A member of the Freedom Movement reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in our perilous times

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Protesting the Unprecedented Lethal State Violence against Protests by the Islamic Republic of Iran

Protesting the Unprecedented Lethal State Violence against Protests by the Islamic Republic of Iran

We are shocked and appalled by reports of the high number of civilians shot dead — as well as the thousands of arrests

Committee on Academic Freedom

Donald Trump
Trump’s Comic Book Foreign Policy

Trump’s Comic Book Foreign Policy

‘How to Read Donald Duck,’ that classic guide to U.S. cultural imperialism in Latin America: there was always more to a Disney comic than gags.

Alfred W. McCoy

China
Largest Offshore Solar Farm (1 GW) in World Goes 100% Live off China Coast

Largest Offshore Solar Farm (1 GW) in World Goes 100% Live off China Coast

five miles off Dongying is where China Energy CHN Energy has located its $1.2 billion offshore solar panel array, the largest in the world

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
How to turn Extreme Weather Tragedies into Climate Victories

How to turn Extreme Weather Tragedies into Climate Victories

After an extreme weather event, climate organizers can seize the opportunity to push for tangible policy change

Waging Nonviolence

Saudi Arabia
Yemen: The Human Cost of Imperial Ambitions

Yemen: The Human Cost of Imperial Ambitions

U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE are backing different factions and prolonging the conflict

Foreign Policy in Focus

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A Triple Entente?  Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact

A Triple Entente? Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact

Allies of the US in the Middle East no longer trust Washington to protect them from Israel

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

The theoretical foundation of any “Board of Peace” is rooted in what theorist Frantz Fanon identified as the colonial “civilising mission.”

Middle East Monitor

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What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

In the recent political unrest, the IRGC used force to control, intimidate and silence protesters

The Conversation

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