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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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After the insurrection, America’s far-right groups get more extreme

After the insurrection, America’s far-right groups get more extreme

By Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid | – As the U.S. grapples with domestic extremism in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the […]

The Conversation

China
Not Waiting on Biden: China breaks US Iran Blockade, moves to import nearly 1 mn b/d of Ayatolllah's Oil

Not Waiting on Biden: China breaks US Iran Blockade, moves to import nearly 1 mn b/d of Ayatolllah’s Oil

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China is dramatically ramping up its imports of petroleum from Iran this spring, going from a daily average of 300,000 […]

Juan Cole

Joe Biden
Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers

Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers

By Rebekah Entralgo | – ( Otherwords.org ) – President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is more than just a response to the […]

OtherWords

Democracy
Sudan's Progressive, Secular Revolutionary Government faces Food Riots and Ethnic Violence

Sudan’s Progressive, Secular Revolutionary Government faces Food Riots and Ethnic Violence

By Andrew E. Yaw Tchie | – Sudan’s political transition is in a precarious phase. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s government is facing a wide variety […]

The Conversation

Employment
Making America more Equal . . . by Rebuilding the Country

Making America more Equal . . . by Rebuilding the Country

(Tomdispatch.com ) – During the Trump years, the phrase “Infrastructure Week” rang out as a sort of Groundhog Day-style punchline. What began in June 2017 […]

Nomi Prins

Coal
As Solar, Wind costs Plummet, Coal, Gas vastly Over-priced in Bubble that could Burst worse than 2008

As Solar, Wind costs Plummet, Coal, Gas vastly Over-priced in Bubble that could Burst worse than 2008

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new report by RethinkX, a think tank using the ideas of Tony Seba, who teaches Business at Stanford University, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Increasing Israeli Squatter violence against Occupied Palestinians goes unchecked by the Israel Military

Increasing Israeli Squatter violence against Occupied Palestinians goes unchecked by the Israel Military

By Kamel Hawwash | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As I was reading an article headlined “Israel says 600 children given Covid jab […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse; and they're showing the world how to do it

Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse; and they’re showing the world how to do it

By Michael McGreevy and Fran Baum | – Less than two decades ago, South Australia generated all its electricity from fossil fuels. Last year, renewables […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
German Scientists: Without Drastic Climate Action, World could be headed to Dangerous 7.2° F. extra Heating

German Scientists: Without Drastic Climate Action, World could be headed to Dangerous 7.2° F. extra Heating

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Current emissions reduction efforts around the world are insufficient to limit global warming to […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

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