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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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McConnell Cynically used the Trump-Monster to get Tax Cuts and SCOTUS, Now Dropping him like a Squeezed Orange

McConnell Cynically used the Trump-Monster to get Tax Cuts and SCOTUS, Now Dropping him like a Squeezed Orange

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In Chapter 7 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the enormously wealthy Jay Gatsby becomes concerned about word getting […]

Juan Cole

Joe Biden
Top Three Ways Biden can get us out of Forever Wars

Top Three Ways Biden can get us out of Forever Wars

Greenville, SC (Special to Informed Comment) – Upon the beginning of his presidency, Donald Trump showed eagerness to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North […]

Akan Malici

Pentagon
We’re all POWs Now: When Will America Free Itself From War?

We’re all POWs Now: When Will America Free Itself From War?

( Tomdispatch.com) – “POWs Never Have A Nice Day.” That sentiment was captured on a button a friend of mine wore for our fourth grade […]

William J. Astore

China
Twisting the Truth about a Beautiful Sight: Some Beijing Press is using the Capitol Insurrection to Condemn Homegrown Pro-Democracy Demonstrators

Twisting the Truth about a Beautiful Sight: Some Beijing Press is using the Capitol Insurrection to Condemn Homegrown Pro-Democracy Demonstrators

Ithaca, NY (Special to Informed Comment) – Given the mutual recriminations that characterize the sorry state of US-China relations as of late, it is hardly […]

Philip J. Cunningham

Donald Trump
The armed Accelerationists are Coming: Neo-Nazis and Boogaloo Bois plan another Insurrection Jan. 20

The armed Accelerationists are Coming: Neo-Nazis and Boogaloo Bois plan another Insurrection Jan. 20

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The far right militias, some of whom invaded the Capitol on 1/6, are now planning armed invasions of all 50 […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
US Capitol riot: the myths behind the tattoos worn by ‘QAnon shaman’ Jake Angeli

US Capitol riot: the myths behind the tattoos worn by ‘QAnon shaman’ Jake Angeli

By Tom Birkett | – The defining image of the storming of the US Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly that of a bare-chested man […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
After fascist Capitol Insurrection, German Liberals don't want to be "Led" by the U.S.A.

After fascist Capitol Insurrection, German Liberals don’t want to be “Led” by the U.S.A.

In the wake of the white nationalist mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol and Trump’s pending second impeachment, I contacted journalists and activists overseas to […]

Reese Erlich

Epidemics
The other pandemic: Loneliness widespread with the loss of social connections

The other pandemic: Loneliness widespread with the loss of social connections

By Chloe Jones | Special for Cronkite News | – PHOENIX – The pandemic has affected different people in different ways, causing financial stress due […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Congress
Yes, it Was a Coup Attempt, but one Just as Looney as Trump and his Wingnuts

Yes, it Was a Coup Attempt, but one Just as Looney as Trump and his Wingnuts

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Wednesday 1/6 was clearly an attempted coup on Trump’s part. There is some controversy about this, depending on how analysts […]

Juan Cole

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