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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Democracy
Why Tunisians are still out on the streets -- a decade after the Arab Spring

Why Tunisians are still out on the streets — a decade after the Arab Spring

By Saerom Han, Andrea Teti, and Pamela Abbott | – It has been 10 years since nation-wide protests in Tunisia led to the ousting of […]

The Conversation

Bernie Sanders
At Last, the End of Austerity:  Joe Biden's Really, Really Big Covid Stimulus aims to Jumpstart America

At Last, the End of Austerity: Joe Biden’s Really, Really Big Covid Stimulus aims to Jumpstart America

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Joe Biden has redeemed the sins of the Obama administration, which did not enact a big enough stimulus truly to […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Biden wants the US Carbon Neutral by 2050, but Can he Paint the Whole World Green?

Biden wants the US Carbon Neutral by 2050, but Can he Paint the Whole World Green?

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Once upon a time, a rich hypochondriac was complaining about pains in his head and stomach. He consulted a […]

John Feffer

China
City of lost mosques: how Suzhou tells the story of China’s Islamic past

City of lost mosques: how Suzhou tells the story of China’s Islamic past

By Alessandra Cappelletti | – The labyrinth of alleys and lanes in the old city of Suzhou hides a secret: historical fragments of the long […]

The Conversation

Elections
Will this month’s Israeli election end the Netanyahu era?

Will this month’s Israeli election end the Netanyahu era?

By Ali Abu Hableh | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Due to right-wing domination, Israelis find themselves approaching the General Election this month with […]

Middle East Monitor

China
By 2030, 60% of New Cars in China will be Electric, and by 2040 all New Cars in the World will be: USB Bank; Will Mideast Oil States Survive?

By 2030, 60% of New Cars in China will be Electric, and by 2040 all New Cars in the World will be: USB Bank; Will Mideast Oil States Survive?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 60 percent of new cars sold in China in 2030 will be electric, according to Switzerland’s UBS bank. And by […]

Juan Cole

European Union
European Union backs Int’l Criminal Court Probe of War Crimes in Veiled rebuke of Israel, US

European Union backs Int’l Criminal Court Probe of War Crimes in Veiled rebuke of Israel, US

( Middle East Monitor) – The European Union has backed the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its decision to open a formal investigation into war […]

Middle East Monitor

Feminism
How a 'feminist' foreign policy would change the world

How a ‘feminist’ foreign policy would change the world

By Rollie Lal and Shirley Graham | – The Biden administration has a woman, Vice President Kamala Harris, in its second-highest position, and 61% of […]

The Conversation

Employment
Can Biden-Harris make a Counter-Revolution against Reaganism and Restore Dignity to Work?

Can Biden-Harris make a Counter-Revolution against Reaganism and Restore Dignity to Work?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – A year ago, just a few weeks before San Francisco locked itself down for the pandemic, I fell deeply in love […]

Rebecca Gordon

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