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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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Iran
Washington and Tehran: Who will make the first move?

Washington and Tehran: Who will make the first move?

( Middle East Monitor) – From the outside, the heated debate between Tehran and Washington seems as though it could be summarised by the question: […]

Oraib AlRantawi

Congress
After Years of Outrage Politics, RepubliQans have surrendered to the Neo-Nazi Conspiracy Theorists

After Years of Outrage Politics, RepubliQans have surrendered to the Neo-Nazi Conspiracy Theorists

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – From Sarah Palin’s alarmist and mendacious charge of death panels in the Affordable Health Act to Benghazi, where the smarmy […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
As a Muslim American, I'm heartened Biden Repealed Muslim Ban: But Rampant Islamophobia is Undiminished

As a Muslim American, I’m heartened Biden Repealed Muslim Ban: But Rampant Islamophobia is Undiminished

By Domenica Ghanem | ( Otherwords.org ) – President Joe Biden has repealed the Muslim ban. As the news rolled in, I remembered how I […]

OtherWords

Fossil Fuels
China's National Carbon Market has Just Launched: How it Could be a Climate Game Changer

China’s National Carbon Market has Just Launched: How it Could be a Climate Game Changer

By Huw Slater, Wang Shu and Dimitri De Boer | – ( China Dialogue) – With the new market having opened on 1 February, experts […]

China Dialogue

Solar Energy
Top Three Ways Solar Power can Help Low-Income Families

Top Three Ways Solar Power can Help Low-Income Families

By Galen Barbose, Eric O’Shaughnessy, and Ryan Wiser | – Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could […]

The Conversation

Archaeology
Were the Canaanites from Iran?  Genomic History Shows that Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese have Zagros Ancestry

Were the Canaanites from Iran? Genomic History Shows that Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese have Zagros Ancestry

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There are no races. Human beings are all mixed up, and genomic history demonstrates this principle better than any other […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

( Middle East Monitor ) – The claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in a recent op-ed in the Jewish […]

Ramzy Baroud

Democratic Party
Poet Amanda Gorman's take on love as legacy points to youth's power to shape future generations

Poet Amanda Gorman’s take on love as legacy points to youth’s power to shape future generations

By Heather Lawford, Heather L. Ramey and Jessica Riddell | – National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s recitation of “The Hill We Climb,” at Joe […]

The Conversation

Joe Biden
Joe Biden's Peace Force?  A Multipoint Plan to End War as We Know It

Joe Biden’s Peace Force? A Multipoint Plan to End War as We Know It

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When it comes to war, if personnel is policy, America is yet again in deep trouble. As retired Army Major Danny […]

William J. Astore

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