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It is Genocide:  Omer Bartov Interview
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It is Genocide: Omer Bartov Interview

Fariba Amini

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Fariba Amini writes: Omer Bartov recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the New York Times in which […]

US Green Beret: Israeli “Hunger Games in Gaza” (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen)

US Green Beret: Israeli “Hunger Games in Gaza” (h/t Sen. Chris Van Hollen)

07/30/2025 By Juan Cole

Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age

Tariff Man: Bringing back the Worst Excesses of the Gilded Age

07/30/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help

We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help

By Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store […]

The Conversation

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NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown

NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown

Ann Arbor – (Informed Comment) – I love New Orleans, and have been known to hit the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street into the wee […]

Juan Cole

Israel
How will the new Syria handle its Greater Israel Problem?

How will the new Syria handle its Greater Israel Problem?

By Muhammad Hussein | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – When Israel’s far-right extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich acknowledged in October his aim for […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
First Nations Peoples are now Key to Australia’s clean Energy Revolution, after 65,000 Years of Caring for this Land

First Nations Peoples are now Key to Australia’s clean Energy Revolution, after 65,000 Years of Caring for this Land

By Heidi Norman, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – Australia is on the cusp of a once-in-a-generation transformation, as our energy systems shift to clean, renewable […]

The Conversation

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“Raise a Glass with Someone Pretty:”    New Year’s Day in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

“Raise a Glass with Someone Pretty:” New Year’s Day in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I am rewriting a previous essay here and adding some new translations. The world has seen a lot of misery […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
In 2025, let’s make it Game On – not Game Over – for our precious natural World

In 2025, let’s make it Game On – not Game Over – for our precious natural World

By Darcy Watchorn, Deakin University and Marissa Parrott, The University of Melbourne It’s just past midnight in the cool, ancient forests of Tasmania. We’ve spent […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Jimmy Carter Told Trump How to Put America First, But Will He Do It?

Jimmy Carter Told Trump How to Put America First, But Will He Do It?

( Code Pink ) – With President Jimmy Carter’s passing and Donald Trump about to return to the White House, it’s a good time to […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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With Israel’s Destruction of Kamal Adwan Hospital, UN Rapporteur calls for Global Medical Boycott

With Israel’s Destruction of Kamal Adwan Hospital, UN Rapporteur calls for Global Medical Boycott

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian Territories, reacted forcefully to the complete destruction by the Israeli […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Letters from Gaza: Praise God, We are not OK

Letters from Gaza: Praise God, We are not OK

( Middle East Monitor ) – Over the past 14 months, I have received hundreds of messages from family members throughout the Gaza Strip. The […]

Ramzy Baroud

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