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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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Top 6 Progressive Victories on Election Day — Whatever Happens

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although all eyes are on the presidential election as I put this column to bed, it is worthwhile tallying up […]

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How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic

By Marshall Allen and Meg Marco | – ( ProPublica ) – It was mid-February and Maria Konnikova — a psychologist, writer and champion poker […]

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Training for post-election violence scenarios

By Stephanie Van Hook | – A conversation with Eli McCarthy of DC Peace Team, a group of nonviolence trainers preparing people to defend democracy […]

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A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore

By Robert Speel | – No matter the outcome of the presidential election, it seems likely that Democrats and Republicans will end up in court. […]

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Democratic Party
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How will the US election Change the Mideast?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – If Joe Biden wins the presidency and the Democrats sweep to power in both houses of Congress, it will have […]

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Make This Election About Health Care

Make This Election About Health Care

By Elaine Shelly | – (Otherwords.org ) – There should only be one America: one where we all get the best care and the widest […]

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By Robert Morrison | – ( Inequality.org) – When I attended President Trump’s October 13 rally in Des Moines, I was disgusted by the lies […]

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Displaced and Refugees
In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent

In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent

By Yasin Duman | – A spate of attacks in Turkey on Syrian refugees and Kurdish internal migrants and displaced people in recent months have […]

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Top 5 Ways Trump Failed you too Epically ever to be Reelected

Top 5 Ways Trump Failed you too Epically ever to be Reelected

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 1. Environment. This is the biggest single issue. Trump is a real-life world-destroying Thanos from the Avengers, and is trying […]

Juan Cole

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