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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
Climate activists mount utility strike to urge the shutdown of New England coal plant

Climate activists mount utility strike to urge the shutdown of New England coal plant

By Barbara Peterson | – (Waging Nonviolence) – Santa is not the only one giving out coal this year. Climate activists like Johnny Sanchez and […]

Waging Nonviolence

Banking
Top Ways British Trumpism, a.k.a "Brexit" Will make Britain Poorer and Weaker, but also more Muslim

Top Ways British Trumpism, a.k.a “Brexit” Will make Britain Poorer and Weaker, but also more Muslim

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Boris Johnson’s government has achieved a relatively “hard Brexit” at the last minute, reaching a deal on its departure from […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Can Biden Reverse Trump's Unprecedented Assault on Immigration System?

Can Biden Reverse Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on Immigration System?

By Chase Hunter | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has promised to roll back many of the Trump administration’s restrictive […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Democratic Party
Dreamers Deserve a Path to Citizenship

Dreamers Deserve a Path to Citizenship

By Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde | – ( Otherwords.org ) – DACA changed my life. But after four years of fear, it’s clear that undocumented young […]

OtherWords

Climate Crisis
The Caspian Sea, central to Iran & Russia, is set to fall by 9 Yards or more this century – an ecocide is imminent

The Caspian Sea, central to Iran & Russia, is set to fall by 9 Yards or more this century – an ecocide is imminent

By Frank Wesselingh and Matteo Lattuada | – Imagine you are on the coast, looking out to sea. In front of you lies 100 metres […]

The Conversation

Christianity
What does the Holy Book of Islam say about the Birth of Jesus?

What does the Holy Book of Islam say about the Birth of Jesus?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | Revised. The Qur’an, the scripture Muslims believe was received by the the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632) by divine […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
An un-merry Christmas for Palestinians, as Militant Israeli Squatters attack Monastery, Church

An un-merry Christmas for Palestinians, as Militant Israeli Squatters attack Monastery, Church

This year, there will be no Christmas celebrations in Palestine because of restrictions necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19. Worse, this unusually gloomy season […]

Mohammed Samaana

Death Penalty
Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree

Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree

By Isaac Arnsdorf | – (ProPublica ) – In its hurry to use its final days in power to execute federal prisoners, the administration of […]

ProPublica

Authoritarianism
From biblical times to Trump, false messiahs have doomed societies

From biblical times to Trump, false messiahs have doomed societies

By Kimberly Stratton | – The prophet Jeremiah records in excruciating detail the catastrophic events leading to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 […]

The Conversation

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