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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

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Elon Musk may have been Joking, but the Flaky Theory that Aliens built the Pyramids is Faintly Racist

Elon Musk may have been Joking, but the Flaky Theory that Aliens built the Pyramids is Faintly Racist

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egyptian scientists and archeologists replied in a level-headed but firm way to billionaire Elon Musk’s tweet that aliens built the […]

Juan Cole

Employment
Political Suicide: GOP Senators holding up Stimulus are Retarding Recovery in Election Year

Political Suicide: GOP Senators holding up Stimulus are Retarding Recovery in Election Year

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Be thankful for small favors. When the Covid-19 depression hit like a brick, almost no one advocated […]

John Buell

Corruption
"I don't take Responsibility:" US has the Worst Pandemic Response, but can Trump be held Accountable?

“I don’t take Responsibility:” US has the Worst Pandemic Response, but can Trump be held Accountable?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Whether you consider the appalling death toll or the equally unacceptable rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, the United States has one […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Inequality
Defund the Bloated U.S. Military

Defund the Bloated U.S. Military

By Eric Stoner | – ( The Progressive) – The bold call by Black Lives Matter activists to defund police has profoundly reshaped the national […]

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Iran's Khamenei:  Not going to help Trump get Reelected by Negotiating, and besides, America is Collapsing

Iran’s Khamenei: Not going to help Trump get Reelected by Negotiating, and besides, America is Collapsing

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei, knows that Trump’s reelection campaign is in big trouble. And, he thinks Trump wants a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israelis are Protesting Netanyahu, but He is merely the Symptom of a Jim Crow State

Israelis are Protesting Netanyahu, but He is merely the Symptom of a Jim Crow State

( Middle East Monitor) – Protests against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have raged on for weeks, turning violent sometimes. Israelis are furious at their […]

Ramzy Baroud

Employment
The 1%'s attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of our Broken Democracy

The 1%’s attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of our Broken Democracy

By Adam Shah | – ( Inequality.org ) – Members of the One Percent, such as former restaurateur Andrew Puzder, have urged Congress to not […]

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Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency making you Poor: Coastal Flooding may cost up to 20% of Global Economy in coming Decades

Climate Emergency making you Poor: Coastal Flooding may cost up to 20% of Global Economy in coming Decades

By Ebru Kirezci | – Over the past two weeks, storms pummelling the New South Wales coast have left beachfront homes at Wamberal on the […]

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"Never Seen a Decline of this Magnitude" - ExxonMobil, Crashed by Covid, gets taste of looming Electric Vehicle Crisis

“Never Seen a Decline of this Magnitude” – ExxonMobil, Crashed by Covid, gets taste of looming Electric Vehicle Crisis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ashton Nichols at The Dallas Morning News reports that ExxonMobil lost over $1 billion in the second quarter, up from […]

Juan Cole

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