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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Is this the end of Arab Jerusalem?  From Libya to Yemen, Regional Powers have their own Reasons for Recognizing Israel

Is this the end of Arab Jerusalem? From Libya to Yemen, Regional Powers have their own Reasons for Recognizing Israel

By Muhammad Hussein | – While the US’ Deal of the Century ran out of traction earlier this year before it even took off, Israel’s […]

Middle East Monitor

African-Americans
Black Lives Mattering: HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' demonstrates that Racism is the True Horror

Black Lives Mattering: HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ demonstrates that Racism is the True Horror

By Guy Stephen Webster | – Lovecraft Country, a new series from HBO adapted from the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, takes a critical look […]

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Donald Trump
Trump's America Fails Coronavirus, as 170K - 202K die, Child Cases Spike, while other Countries are back to Normal

Trump’s America Fails Coronavirus, as 170K – 202K die, Child Cases Spike, while other Countries are back to Normal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s America is still failing Coronavirus, big time. The death toll has now passed 170,000 here, though there have been […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
When Did Democracy become a Partisan Issue? The Dilemmas of Late Neoliberalism

When Did Democracy become a Partisan Issue? The Dilemmas of Late Neoliberalism

Southwest Harbor Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Many US citizens take comfort in the conviction that progress toward democracy has been steady even if […]

John Buell

Donald Trump
Marriage of convenience: what does the historic Israel-UAE agreement mean for Middle East peace?

Marriage of convenience: what does the historic Israel-UAE agreement mean for Middle East peace?

By Tony Walker | – The normalisation of diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has variously been described as a “breakthrough” and […]

The Conversation

Desertification
Experts: Trump Border wall construction may imperil sacred stream, biodiversity in Desert

Experts: Trump Border wall construction may imperil sacred stream, biodiversity in Desert

By Alisa Reznick/Arizona Public Media ( Cronkite News) – Wedged between a sprawl of saguaros and a busy highway in Mexico, Quitobaquito is a tiny […]

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Donald Trump
Iran:  "Isolated" US Regime must learn from its Humiliation at UN, as Trump rejects Putin Plan

Iran: “Isolated” US Regime must learn from its Humiliation at UN, as Trump rejects Putin Plan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even Iran seemed surprised by the magnitude of its victory over the US in Friday’s UN Security Council vote. President […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Secret History of the Emirates' Relationship to Israel

The Secret History of the Emirates’ Relationship to Israel

By Dr Adnan Abu Amer | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The rapid development of normalisation of the Emirati-Israeli relations has constituted a truly […]

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
Why did Biden pick Kamala Harris?

Why did Biden pick Kamala Harris?

By Bryan Cranston | – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first […]

The Conversation

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