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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

By By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – After facilitating the first high-level talks between U.S. and Russian officials since the Ukraine war began, Saudi […]

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Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War: The Lancet

Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War: The Lancet

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An article just published in The Lancet by Prof Michel Guillot et al. found that the campaign against Gaza civilians […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab

What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab

Jungmin Choi  As Elon Musk and his DOGE team set about dismantling government agencies, many Americans expected a strong response from Congressional Democrats. Instead, party […]

Waging Nonviolence

Climate Crisis
Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals

Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals

By by Abrahm Lustgarten | – ( ProPublica ) – One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes at the foundation of U.S. climate policy […]

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Interview with Miko Peled, Director of Palestine House of Freedom

Interview with Miko Peled, Director of Palestine House of Freedom

Interview by Fariba Amini with Miko Peled, Israeli peace activist and Director of Palestine House of Freedom. Photographs by Fariba Amini © 2025. F.A. You […]

Fariba Amini

Syria
Syria: Doubts Increase over new Regime’s Commitment to Women’s Right and Inclusivity

Syria: Doubts Increase over new Regime’s Commitment to Women’s Right and Inclusivity

By Katya Alkhateeb, University of Essex and Faten Ghosn, University of Essex (The Conversation) – The capture of Damascus by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and […]

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Immigration
The War on Terror Turns on Us:  Gitmo and the end of the Rule of Law

The War on Terror Turns on Us: Gitmo and the end of the Rule of Law

( Tomdispatch.com ) – President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for immigrants, particularly the non-white variety from south of our border. […]

Andrea Mazzarino

Climate Crisis
Shamash!  “The Monster and the Grandma”

Shamash! “The Monster and the Grandma”

Panel #38 Previous panels : >

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can’t draw the Line at Genocide, they can’t Draw the Line at Democracy

Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can’t draw the Line at Genocide, they can’t Draw the Line at Democracy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ta-Nehisi Coates and Angela Davis spoke at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Auditorium on February 19, 2025, interviewed by my […]

Juan Cole

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