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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Democratic Party
How will Biden's Middle East -- and Iran -- be different from Trump's?

How will Biden’s Middle East — and Iran — be different from Trump’s?

By Tony Walker | – Canberra policymakers will be conducting a root-and-branch reassessment of Australia’s foreign policy following Donald Trump’s defeat in the US presidential […]

Juan Cole

Denialism
Pence, who backed Muslim visa Ban, gets Vaccine invented by Muslim Immigrants

Pence, who backed Muslim visa Ban, gets Vaccine invented by Muslim Immigrants

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Defeated vice president Mike Pence got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday. Here is why he is a hypocrite. Pence served […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
How America’s Denialism– Elections, COVID, Climate — is Leading to its Downfall

How America’s Denialism– Elections, COVID, Climate — is Leading to its Downfall

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The refusal of tens of millions of Americans to recognize the election results is part of a much […]

John Feffer

Germany
Germany backs major international green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia

Germany backs major international green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp will supply an electrolyser for a massive international green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia with the capacity […]

Clean Energy Wire

Desertification
Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil – changing the soy industry could stop it

By Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy | – Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. […]

The Conversation

Colonialism
Biden Pick, Native American Deb Haaland to head Dept. that once Vowed to "Civilize or Exterminate" her People

Biden Pick, Native American Deb Haaland to head Dept. that once Vowed to “Civilize or Exterminate” her People

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) will be president-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of the Interior. She is the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
How Trump's Authoritarian Playbook will Turn America into a Banana Republic

How Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook will Turn America into a Banana Republic

By Lena Surzhko Harned and Luis Jimenez | – Six weeks after the U.S. election, President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat. This behavior […]

The Conversation

Christians
How did Washington State get sensible Sex Education Passed?  The Religious Right is Collapsing

How did Washington State get sensible Sex Education Passed? The Religious Right is Collapsing

Here’s a dramatic example of the growing power of Americans who say their religion is “none”: Last spring, progressives in the Washington state legislature, backed […]

James A. Haught

Afghanistan
It’s almost 20 Years since 9/11; Can we finally End our Constant, Disastrous Wars?

It’s almost 20 Years since 9/11; Can we finally End our Constant, Disastrous Wars?

( Tomdispatch.com) – It was the end of October 2001. Two friends, Max Elbaum and Bob Wing, had just dropped by. (Yes, children, believe it […]

Rebecca Gordon

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