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For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry
Christianity

For Christmas: Jesus’ Life-Giving Breath and Persian Love Poetry

Juan Cole

Muslim mystics such as Rumi, Attar and other Sufi writers often referred to Jesus as a symbol of spirituality and love.

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Trump Announces Plan to Break Up the Life-Saving National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Grok’s MechaHitler Antisemitic Rant shows how Generative AI can be Weaponized

By James Foulds, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Phil Feldman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shimei Pan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (The Conversation) […]

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Authoritarianism
Regime Change: From Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump

Regime Change: From Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump

Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Fourth of July we just observed, nearly 250 years after America’s Declaration of Independence, felt like a […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gunfire Communication with “Zombie Hordes”: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the IDF

Gunfire Communication with “Zombie Hordes”: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the IDF

by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – It’s made to order.  First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering.  […]

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Illness and Endless War:  The Unrecognized Ripple Effects of Violence on Health

Illness and Endless War: The Unrecognized Ripple Effects of Violence on Health

( Tomdispatch.com ) – War kills in so many ways. These days, Americans are bombarded with images from Gaza and elsewhere of people or broken […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Climate Crisis
We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late

We Made the Climate Breakdown; We can Halt It, before it is too Late

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature)In the summer of 2023, researchers “binge-watched 250 of the most-rated movies” of the past 10 years for climate […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Israel/ Palestine
In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

With only rare exceptions, U.S. news media and members of Congress continue to dodge the reality of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, normalizing atrocities on […]

Norman Solomon

Donald Trump
Did the US and Israeli Attack leave the Islamic Republic of Iran Stronger?

Did the US and Israeli Attack leave the Islamic Republic of Iran Stronger?

By Bamo Nouri, City St George’s, University of London (The Conversation) – Israel’s attack on Iran last month and the US bombing of the country’s […]

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Four Decades of War between Iran and America

Four Decades of War between Iran and America

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A morose anniversary passed this month for Iranians, as it has been more than thirty-five years […]

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EU: Suspend Trade Agreement with Israel (HRW)

EU: Suspend Trade Agreement with Israel (HRW)

Unions, Other Groups Urge Trade Pressure Amid Escalating Atrocities Human Rights Watch – (Brussels) – The European Union should immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel as […]

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