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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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Congress
What if the outcome of the Presidential Election is Disputed?  A Constitutional Scholar explains the Murk

What if the outcome of the Presidential Election is Disputed? A Constitutional Scholar explains the Murk

By Richard Pildes | – As I’ve Zoom-traveled the country speaking about legal issues involving the election, I have found myself, as well as audiences, […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Has American History Bent toward Racism and the Southern Strategy, from Nixon to Trump?

Has American History Bent toward Racism and the Southern Strategy, from Nixon to Trump?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – It was summer almost half a century ago when I got into that Volkswagen van and began my trip across country […]

Tom Engelhardt

Banking
Whoever wins the Election will face Severe Eviction Crisis, as 30 million brace for Homelessness

Whoever wins the Election will face Severe Eviction Crisis, as 30 million brace for Homelessness

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Whoever wins Tuesday’s election is virtually certain to be confronted by a severe foreclosure and eviction crisis […]

John Buell

Jewish History
On Jewish Revolutionary Internationalism

On Jewish Revolutionary Internationalism

I. The Prisoner in the Dock ( Against the Current) – THE JEWISH REVOLUTIONARY Internationalist commitment to the indivisibility of justice was on full display […]

Alan M. Wald

Democratic Party
The Real Cancel Culture: Trump Rallies Sicken 30,000, Kill 700, and Trump Train Prevents Biden Gathering in Texas

The Real Cancel Culture: Trump Rallies Sicken 30,000, Kill 700, and Trump Train Prevents Biden Gathering in Texas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A talking point for the cult of Trump is the deleterious effects of “cancel culture.” What they mean by that […]

Juan Cole

France
Why should every individual terrorist Attack bring Questions about all French Muslims' loyalty to the Republic?

Why should every individual terrorist Attack bring Questions about all French Muslims’ loyalty to the Republic?

By Greg Barton and Fethi Mansouri | – After three people died in a knife attack in Nice this week that French President Emmanuel Macron […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Hunger strikes highlight Israel’s unjust detention of political prisoners

Hunger strikes highlight Israel’s unjust detention of political prisoners

( Middle East Monitor ) – Calling for the freedom of one Palestinian political prisoner is what Israel expects from the international community. The latest […]

Ramona Wadi

Christianity
Are the Days when White Evangelicals can Swing the Election Passing?

Are the Days when White Evangelicals can Swing the Election Passing?

Charleston, W.V. (Special to Informed Comment) – In the classic movie “Citizen Kane,” a ruthless newspaper tycoon runs for high political office. In advance, his […]

James A. Haught

Donald Trump
Top Five Horror films on Halloween that remind us of Trump's Presidency

Top Five Horror films on Halloween that remind us of Trump’s Presidency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This Halloween is either the last of four presidential slasher movies, produced by notorious horror producer Donald John Trump, or […]

Juan Cole

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