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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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Less than 8 Weeks to Save our Democracy from a Grotesque, Bigoted, illiterate Game Show Host and Real Estate Grifter

Less than 8 Weeks to Save our Democracy from a Grotesque, Bigoted, illiterate Game Show Host and Real Estate Grifter

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – In 2016, thanks largely to the antiquated, nonsensical design of its creaky electoral system, the U.S. presidency was awarded […]

David Faris

Green New Deal
When the Pandemic ends, Put People and the Economy back to Work on Solar and Wind Farms and Electrified Transport

When the Pandemic ends, Put People and the Economy back to Work on Solar and Wind Farms and Electrified Transport

Southwest Harbor, Me. (Special to Informed Comment) – Liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans share a problematic assumption: Once the Covid—19 pandemic is reduced to the […]

John Buell

Donald Trump
As Washington retreats, Eastern Mediterranean conflict further marginalizes NATO

As Washington retreats, Eastern Mediterranean conflict further marginalizes NATO

Middle East Monitor – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters […]

Ramzy Baroud

Employment
On Labor Day, Trump's mismanagement of Pandemic has left 27 mn Unemployed and Turning to Food Banks

On Labor Day, Trump’s mismanagement of Pandemic has left 27 mn Unemployed and Turning to Food Banks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is a sad Labor Day, in the shadow of the Trump Pandemic. Over a fourth of workers are afraid […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984

A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984

This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief weekly […]

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Iran
Watchdog Describes Iran's 'Shocking' Rights Violations against Protesters

Watchdog Describes Iran’s ‘Shocking’ Rights Violations against Protesters

By Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty | – (RFE/RL ) – Amnesty International has accused Iran of committing “a catalogue of shocking human rights violations” […]

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Human Rights
Why is Saudi Arabia Holding its Prominent Political Prisoners Incommunicado?

Why is Saudi Arabia Holding its Prominent Political Prisoners Incommunicado?

Safety Concerns for Activists, Ex-Crown Prince, Clerichu

Human Rights Watch

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Revolutionary, Muslim-Majority Sudan Declares Separation of Religion and State

Revolutionary, Muslim-Majority Sudan Declares Separation of Religion and State

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The transitional government of officers and civilian revolutionaries in Sudan has separated religion and state. In an agreement signed Thursday in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
When it comes to Palestinians, Jared Kushner can't tell the Difference between Colonial Coercion and Fair Diplomacy

When it comes to Palestinians, Jared Kushner can’t tell the Difference between Colonial Coercion and Fair Diplomacy

(Middle East Monitor ) – Predictably, Donald Trump’s Senior Adviser Jared Kushner exhibited no historical discernment when justifying the normalisation of relations between Israel and […]

Ramona Wadi

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