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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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By phasing out coal-fired plants -- Now! -- we can save millions of lives

By phasing out coal-fired plants — Now! — we can save millions of lives

( Sustainability Times ) – Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are driving climate change, which imperils the health of life on the planet […]

Sustainability Times

Climate Change
We Can't go Carbon Neutral without Reducing Plastics:  1 ton of plastic creates 5 tons of CO2 emissions

We Can’t go Carbon Neutral without Reducing Plastics: 1 ton of plastic creates 5 tons of CO2 emissions

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Avoiding and better managing plastic waste should receive much greater attention by the German […]

Clean Energy Wire

Climate Crisis
Why We cannot meet sustainable development goals with a sick ocean

Why We cannot meet sustainable development goals with a sick ocean

By Josep Lluís Pelegrí Llopart | – The United Nations declared the start to the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development earlier this year. […]

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Colonialism
Top 5 Differences between the Fourth of July and the Capitol Insurrection

Top 5 Differences between the Fourth of July and the Capitol Insurrection

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 1. The Fourth of July celebrates a revolutionary event. January 6 was a counter-revolutionary event. Why do I say this? […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Eye of Fire as Ocean burns in Gulf of Mexico foretells Earth Future if we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels

Eye of Fire as Ocean burns in Gulf of Mexico foretells Earth Future if we Keep Burning Fossil Fuels

By Julia Conley, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – A fire that raged for hours in the Gulf of Mexico Friday offered the latest […]

Common Dreams

Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth

By Woody Holton | – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are […]

The Conversation

Iran
Iranian Voters sent a Message to Iran's Leaders with Dismal Turnout For Presidential Election

Iranian Voters sent a Message to Iran’s Leaders with Dismal Turnout For Presidential Election

( RFE/RL) – The Iranian leadership has a problem: a record number of voters — more than half of them — turned their back on […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

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United Nations Accuses Israel of 'Grave Violations' against Palestinian Children

United Nations Accuses Israel of ‘Grave Violations’ against Palestinian Children

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres presented a report to the 75th General Assembly on the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Disability Rights Defender recounts harrowing Flight from Israeli Airstrikes at U.N.

Gaza Disability Rights Defender recounts harrowing Flight from Israeli Airstrikes at U.N.

By Abier Almasri | Research Assistant, Middle East and North Africa Division | @abier_i | – ( ) – Abeer al-Harakli, a 28-year-old disability rights […]

Human Rights Watch

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