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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Demographic Decline
For Greying Geriatric Wealthy Countries, Immigrants are the Solution, not a "Crisis"

For Greying Geriatric Wealthy Countries, Immigrants are the Solution, not a “Crisis”

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Germany faces a major crisis. The German birth rate is considerably below what’s needed to replace the population. German […]

John Feffer

Democratic Socialists of America
How 'socialism' stopped being a dirty word for some voters – and started winning elections across America

How ‘socialism’ stopped being a dirty word for some voters – and started winning elections across America

By Joshua Kluever | – The leftist Democratic Socialists of America, which helped congressional star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez get elected in 2018, looks to be a […]

The Conversation

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For 1st time, Ultra High Resolution Photo released of Black Stone in Mecca, sacred relic of Islam

For 1st time, Ultra High Resolution Photo released of Black Stone in Mecca, sacred relic of Islam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Saudi commission for the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina revealed in a tweet on Tuesday that it […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
'Apartheid', Israel and the verdict of international law: The Problem is Occupation

‘Apartheid’, Israel and the verdict of international law: The Problem is Occupation

Leonie Fleischmann | – Discrimination against Palestinians by Israeli laws and policies amount to the crime of apartheid, according to a recent report from Human […]

Juan Cole

Employment
Congress needs to pass Labor Laws Protecting Union Drives and right to Strike

Congress needs to pass Labor Laws Protecting Union Drives and right to Strike

By Rebekah Entralgo | – ( Otherwords.org) – Following one of the most high-profile union votes in history, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, […]

OtherWords

al-Qaeda
Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down?  Dealing with the Forever Prison of America’s Forever Wars

Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down? Dealing with the Forever Prison of America’s Forever Wars

( Tomdispatch.com) – The Guantánamo conundrum never seems to end. Twelve years ago, I had other expectations. I envisioned a writing project that I had […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Donald Trump
The Republican Party is the new American Communist Party: Pogo's Revenge

The Republican Party is the new American Communist Party: Pogo’s Revenge

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Republican Party has positioned itself to run against the Communist Party ever since the Russian Revolution in October, 1917. […]

Juan Cole

Anti-War Movement
Congress's 'Squad' want the Left to Unite as a Bloc to Downsize Biden’s Military Budget

Congress’s ‘Squad’ want the Left to Unite as a Bloc to Downsize Biden’s Military Budget

Code Pink) – Imagine this scenario: A month before the vote on the federal budget, progressives in Congress declared, “We’ve studied President Biden’s proposed $753 […]

Medea Benjamin Marcy Winograd

Solar Energy
Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs

Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs

By Roger Bales and Brandi McKuin | – Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S. The region’s climate is […]

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