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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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Why is False News about Iran All Right?  No, Khamenei didn’t Threaten Trump on Golf Course, and no, his Twitter account wasn’t Banned

Why is False News about Iran All Right? No, Khamenei didn’t Threaten Trump on Golf Course, and no, his Twitter account wasn’t Banned

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – No, Ayatollah Ali Khameni’s twitter account did not carry an image of Donald Trump being droned on a golf course, […]

Juan Cole

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The Other Capitol Mob: How the Billionaires funded the Insurrection

The Other Capitol Mob: How the Billionaires funded the Insurrection

Much to the embarrassment of major corporations, their political donations were traced to the mayhem of January 6. ( Otherwords.org ) – You can’t poke […]

Jim Hightower

Israel/ Palestine
Israel and Palestine:  Apartheid or Settler Colonialism

Israel and Palestine: Apartheid or Settler Colonialism

( Middle East Monitor) – When I first began my journey into the Palestine solidarity movement two decades ago, there was much debate about whether […]

Asa Winstanley

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Did America really Duck the Dark Night of Fascism?  The delusion of normalcy that haunts the United States

Did America really Duck the Dark Night of Fascism? The delusion of normalcy that haunts the United States

By Liam Kennedy | – The election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States was received across much of the world […]

The Conversation

Democratic Party
Biden's own Moderates and Hardliners Battle it Out on reviving Iran Nuclear Deal

Biden’s own Moderates and Hardliners Battle it Out on reviving Iran Nuclear Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two and a half days into the Biden administration, it is already clear that the Problem of Iran is going […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
Maybe now the U.S. should stop talking down to the World about “Democracy Promotion”

Maybe now the U.S. should stop talking down to the World about “Democracy Promotion”

Because of the events of the last weeks, months and years, should “democracy promotion” be permanently removed from the U.S. foreign policy lexicon? ( Foreign […]

John Feffer

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Can Biden roll back Trump’s escalation and end catastrophic Yemen War?

Can Biden roll back Trump’s escalation and end catastrophic Yemen War?

The Biden Administration has a chance to undo a disastrous label and open the door for peace. ( 48hills.org) – One day before the Inauguration, […]

Reese Erlich

Donald Trump
Despite Uneventful Inauguration, US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem

Despite Uneventful Inauguration, US could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem

By Luis De la Calle | – After President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021 without any violent incidents, many in the United […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
The first thing we do, let's kill all the Coal Plants: How Joe Biden can save the Planet

The first thing we do, let’s kill all the Coal Plants: How Joe Biden can save the Planet

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – My title is from William Shakespeare’s Henry the VI. In the original, Dick “the Butcher” is speaking of ways to […]

Juan Cole

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