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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran
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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran

Ali Abootalebi

Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Friday, June 13th, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear, military, and civilian targets, just days […]

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

07/02/2025 By Open Democracy

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

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I analyzed all of Trump's tweets to find out what he was really saying

I analyzed all of Trump’s tweets to find out what he was really saying

By Michael Humphrey | – The tally was in, it was clear Donald Trump had lost – and he tweeted: “either a new election should […]

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Climate Crisis
Global heating from CO2 breaks Himalayan Glacier, floods sweep away Scores, destroy Hydroelectric Plant

Global heating from CO2 breaks Himalayan Glacier, floods sweep away Scores, destroy Hydroelectric Plant

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A huge chunk of the Nanda Devi glacier in the Himalayas broke off Sunday morning, melting and crashing down on […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Biden is Right to end US involvement in Bloody Yemen Conflict, but he Needs to end the War itself

Biden is Right to end US involvement in Bloody Yemen Conflict, but he Needs to end the War itself

Glen Cove, N.Y. (Special to Informed Comment) – President Biden’s about face on Saudi support for the war in Yemen, including setting aside the disastrous […]

Daniel Martin Varisco

Donald Trump
How Evangelical Leaders worshiped the Golden Calf of Trump's Authoritarianism

How Evangelical Leaders worshiped the Golden Calf of Trump’s Authoritarianism

Washington, D.C. (Special to Informed Comment) – In the last four years, disinformation propagated by Republican political elites including, most outrageously, Donald Trump, has threatened […]

Thomas Buonomo

Donald Trump
America, the Fickle Superpower: World Welcomes Biden, but fears more Trumps

America, the Fickle Superpower: World Welcomes Biden, but fears more Trumps

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The nightmare is over. The vanquished beast has crawled back to Mar-a-Lago to lick his wounds. The heroes are hard at […]

John Feffer

Denmark
Denmark to build Artificial Island for Wind Farms to Power the Whole Country

Denmark to build Artificial Island for Wind Farms to Power the Whole Country

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AFP reports that Denmark’s parliament has just committed to building an artificial island off its shores that will be home […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Governments mustn’t confuse Criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism:  British-Israeli Academics

Governments mustn’t confuse Criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism: British-Israeli Academics

Via Israeli Academics UK Call to reject the IHRA’s ‘working definition of antisemitism’ To: Vice Chancellors, Members of Academic Senates, all other UK Academics and […]

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Climate Crisis
How Defeating the Planet-Killing Keystone XL Oil Pipeline built a Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement

How Defeating the Planet-Killing Keystone XL Oil Pipeline built a Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement

By Nick Engelfried | ( Waging Nonviolence) – When President Biden rescinded a crucial permit for the Keystone XL pipeline last week, it marked the […]

Waging Nonviolence

Donald Trump
Can the Super Bowl end the Toxic season of Trumpism in Sports?

Can the Super Bowl end the Toxic season of Trumpism in Sports?

By Robert Lipsyte | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Overwhelmed by the intertwined plagues of Covid-19 and Trumpism, sports didn’t stand a chance in 2020. […]

Juan Cole

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