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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

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When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases

When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases

By James Piazza | – Politicians deepen existing divides when they use inflammatory language, such as hate speech, and this makes their societies more likely […]

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10 things you need to know to stop a coup

10 things you need to know to stop a coup

(Waging Nonviolence) – We have a president who has openly said he might not respect the outcome of our election. We have to be ready […]

Waging Nonviolence

Donald Trump
Talk of Baghdad Embassy Closing: Will Erratic Trump's whacking of Gen. Soleimani End US Presence in Iraq?

Talk of Baghdad Embassy Closing: Will Erratic Trump’s whacking of Gen. Soleimani End US Presence in Iraq?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amid ongoing katyusha attacks by Shiite militias on the Green Zone, the site of the US Embassy in Iraq, Secretary […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
In the Age of Trump, the the Nuclear Threat is only Growing

In the Age of Trump, the the Nuclear Threat is only Growing

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Perhaps because last Saturday was devoted to the future makeup and judicial course of the US Supreme […]

John Buell

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Fixing Our Eyes on American Poverty: How Christian Nationalism Punishes the Poor

Fixing Our Eyes on American Poverty: How Christian Nationalism Punishes the Poor

( Tomdispatch.com) – On August 26th, during the Republican National Convention, Vice President Mike Pence closed out his acceptance speech with a biblical sleight of […]

Liz Theoharis

Barack Obama
Six Years later, remembering how Socialist Kurds and the US Air Force defeated the ISIS Siege of Kobani

Six Years later, remembering how Socialist Kurds and the US Air Force defeated the ISIS Siege of Kobani

By Brian Glyn Williams and Robert Troy Souza | – Dartmouth, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – Six years ago, in October, 2014, the brutal […]

Brian Glyn Williams

Donald Trump
Why Trump/DeSantis Herd Immunity ('Let's Kill Grandma') Strategy won't Work: Only about 9% of Americans have Covid-19 Antibodies

Why Trump/DeSantis Herd Immunity (‘Let’s Kill Grandma’) Strategy won’t Work: Only about 9% of Americans have Covid-19 Antibodies

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Taking his cue from Trump, Florida governor and grandma-killer Ron DeSantis announced on Friday the complete reopening of Florida, unleashing […]

Juan Cole

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With Barrett on the Court, if Trump is Reelected and goes Full Mussolini, Can he be Stopped?

With Barrett on the Court, if Trump is Reelected and goes Full Mussolini, Can he be Stopped?

Williamsport, PA (Special to Informed Comment) – “A republic, if you can keep it,” Ben Franklin famously described the new Constitution in 1787. Well, can […]

Michael G. Roskin

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What is Amy Coney Barrett's charismatic Catholicism?

What is Amy Coney Barrett’s charismatic Catholicism?

By Mathew Schmalz | – Amy Coney Barrett reportedly will be Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Questions […]

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