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25 Nations Toothlessly Demand Israel end Gaza War Now:  Suffering of Civilians has Reached “New Depths”
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25 Nations Toothlessly Demand Israel end Gaza War Now: Suffering of Civilians has Reached “New Depths”

Juan Cole

The foreign ministers of 25 nations, including much of Europe along with Japan, Canada and Australia, have issued a Joint Statement demanding that the Israeli […]

Protesting Georgetown U’s Sanctioning of Prof. Jonathan Brown for Speaking out on Iran War

Protesting Georgetown U’s Sanctioning of Prof. Jonathan Brown for Speaking out on Iran War

07/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

How Electric Vehicles and Water Heaters are turning Cities into giant Batteries

How Electric Vehicles and Water Heaters are turning Cities into giant Batteries

07/22/2025 By The Conversation

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African-Americans
How the Black Lives Matter movement uses creative tactics to confront systemic racism

How the Black Lives Matter movement uses creative tactics to confront systemic racism

By Nimalan Yoganathan | – The police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have galvanized anti-racism protests throughout the United States, Canada and elsewhere. […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
US Bases in Qatar, UAE go on Alert as Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Mock-up of US Aircraft Carrier

US Bases in Qatar, UAE go on Alert as Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Mock-up of US Aircraft Carrier

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sepahnews quotes Brigadier Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), as saying […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
The Virus That’s Really Killing Americans? Greed and Corporate Profiteering

The Virus That’s Really Killing Americans? Greed and Corporate Profiteering

( Otherwords.org ) – Health care giants are taking COVID-19 relief money while cutting jobs and paying CEOs millions. By Jim Hightower | July 29, […]

Jim Hightower

Israel
Can Palestinian-Israelis, 20% of the Population, Preserve their Arab Identity?

Can Palestinian-Israelis, 20% of the Population, Preserve their Arab Identity?

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Middle East Monitor

Mass Extinction
Plastic Found Lining Seabird Nests on a Worrying Scale

Plastic Found Lining Seabird Nests on a Worrying Scale

By Tom Ovenden | – From the packaging our food comes in to the clothes we wear, plastic is everywhere. We know that seabirds eat […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
3 Dead as Iraqi Crowds Protest Electricity Outages in 124° Heat; Have US and Climate Crisis left Iraq Unviable?

3 Dead as Iraqi Crowds Protest Electricity Outages in 124° Heat; Have US and Climate Crisis left Iraq Unviable?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, the temperature in Baghdad hit 124° F. (51.2°). Just for perspective, the all-time highest temperature recorded for Asia […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Yemen: Houthi Stonewalling on Leaking Oil Supertanker endangers Red Sea Ecology, 30 Million Livelihoods

Yemen: Houthi Stonewalling on Leaking Oil Supertanker endangers Red Sea Ecology, 30 Million Livelihoods

( Human Rights Watch) – Houthi authorities in Yemen should immediately permit United Nations experts access to a supertanker moored off Yemen’s coast that risks […]

Human Rights Watch

Bill of Rights
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights

“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights

By Dara Lind | – ( ProPublica ) – Federal authorities are using a new tactic in their battle against protesters in Portland, Oregon: arrest […]

ProPublica

Epidemics
The New Isolationism and the Distrustful Citizen:  Covid-19 and the end of Geopolitics

The New Isolationism and the Distrustful Citizen: Covid-19 and the end of Geopolitics

( Tomdispatch.com) – I don’t trust you. Don’t take it personally. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a friend or a stranger. I don’t care about […]

John Feffer

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