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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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The US lost the Afghanistan War and is finally Leaving, but can Biden win the Peace?

The US lost the Afghanistan War and is finally Leaving, but can Biden win the Peace?

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – In October 1944, with the end of World War II in sight, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin passed a […]

John Feffer

Joe Biden
Biden's Commitment to powering 20 mn Homes with Offshore Wind is a US Energy Revolution

Biden’s Commitment to powering 20 mn Homes with Offshore Wind is a US Energy Revolution

By Erin Baker and Matthew Lackner | – The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind turbines operating off Rhode Island […]

The Conversation

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US Church Membership falls under 50%; Are Republicans, anti-Gay Evangelicals driving Youth away?

US Church Membership falls under 50%; Are Republicans, anti-Gay Evangelicals driving Youth away?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Since about 2000, Americans have begun abandoning religion in droves, especially but not only the younger generations (Millennials and younger). […]

Juan Cole

Haredim
Israeli election: Fundamentalist Mansour Abbas emerges as possible first Muslim kingmaker in nation's history

Israeli election: Fundamentalist Mansour Abbas emerges as possible first Muslim kingmaker in nation’s history

By John Strawson | – For Israel, this has been the “no change, all change” election. No change in that the result appears inconclusive – […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Nat'l Fund Lawsuit against Palestinian Rights Advocacy in US Slapped down by Federal Judge on First Amendment Grounds

Jewish Nat’l Fund Lawsuit against Palestinian Rights Advocacy in US Slapped down by Federal Judge on First Amendment Grounds

U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Rights Nonprofit Contact: press@ccrjustice.org Lawsuit “Not Persuasive,” Judge Rules ( Center for Constitutional […]

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Immigration
Is the Biden Administration outsourcing the Border?

Is the Biden Administration outsourcing the Border?

By Aviva Chomsky | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Joe Biden entered the White House with some inspiring yet contradictory positions on immigration and Central […]

Aviva Chomsky

Climate Crisis
As Biden seeks 30 gigawatts in Offshore Wind, Report shows this source could Generate all US Electricity

As Biden seeks 30 gigawatts in Offshore Wind, Report shows this source could Generate all US Electricity

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Biden has announced an enormous offshore wind corridor. So report Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis at WaPo. I wrote […]

Juan Cole

Asia
Yes, Anti-China invective in Foreign Policy puts a Target on Asian-Americans' Backs

Yes, Anti-China invective in Foreign Policy puts a Target on Asian-Americans’ Backs

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chrissy Teigen is right. Anti-China invectives “put a target on Asian people’s backs,” yet the rhetoric gets more hysterical by […]

Martin Powers

Egypt
How the Imperial past set the Stage for Nile Dam Conflicts between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia

How the Imperial past set the Stage for Nile Dam Conflicts between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia

By Mahemud Tekuya | – Ever since construction began a decade ago, there’s been serious contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian […]

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