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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*
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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Medford, a city of 60,000 people in Massachusetts, voted to pass an historic ordinance to divest from […]

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

08/27/2025 By Juan Cole

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

08/27/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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If McConnell Packs the Court on behalf of Minority Rule, Dems must Expand and Reform it

If McConnell Packs the Court on behalf of Minority Rule, Dems must Expand and Reform it

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell was asked what he would do if there was a vacancy on the Supreme Court […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women's rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women’s rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court

By Jonathan Entin | – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced. Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement that […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Thousands of Palestinian homes face demolition as Israel refuses building permits

Thousands of Palestinian homes face demolition as Israel refuses building permits

By Belal Yasin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In the early 1990s, Wael Al-Tahan submitted an application to the Israeli authorities for […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump Knew COVID-19 Could Kill. He Just Didn’t Care

Trump Knew COVID-19 Could Kill. He Just Didn’t Care

By Mitchell Zimmerman | – (Otherwords.org) – “Captain,” said the first mate, “we just crashed into an iceberg — the hull’s been breached!” “An iceberg. […]

OtherWords

African-Americans
Trump doesn't Understand History any more than he Understands Epidemics

Trump doesn’t Understand History any more than he Understands Epidemics

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has a long history of proclaiming that he understands things better than the people who are experts in those […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians denounce "Abraham" agreement as "normalization of Apartheid"

Palestinians denounce “Abraham” agreement as “normalization of Apartheid”

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – The normalization deal between UAE, Bahrain and Israel came as a culmination of years of talks. Regardless of the […]

Mohammed Samaana

Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency feedback Loop: Trees are growing faster, dying younger – and will soon store less carbon

Climate Emergency feedback Loop: Trees are growing faster, dying younger – and will soon store less carbon

By Roel Brienen and Emanuel Gloor | – As the world warms and the atmosphere becomes increasingly fertilised with carbon dioxide, trees are growing ever […]

The Conversation

African-Americans
Taking the Next Knee: Is this Athletic Revolt For Real and Is It a Danger to Donald Trump?

Taking the Next Knee: Is this Athletic Revolt For Real and Is It a Danger to Donald Trump?

By Robert Lipsyte | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Last year, when LeBron James described some of President Trump’s public statements as “laughable and scary,” […]

Tomdispatch

Crime
Wagging the Dog: As Trump and Iran square off on Venezuela Oil Shipments, will US Go full Pirate of the Gulf?

Wagging the Dog: As Trump and Iran square off on Venezuela Oil Shipments, will US Go full Pirate of the Gulf?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trita Parsi writing at Responsible Statecraft wonders if the Trump administration is planning to widen its piracy against Iranian vessels […]

Juan Cole

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