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Psychopathocracy 3.0
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Psychopathocracy 3.0

Juan Cole

This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

Bare Life: Israel is engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians

08/16/2025 By Middle East Monitor

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

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The New Year from Hell:  The Return of Trump

The New Year from Hell: The Return of Trump

( Tomdispatch.com) – Honestly, as 2025 begins, isn’t it finally time to reimagine American history? So, what do you think of this: George Trump, Abraham […]

Tom Engelhardt

Brazil
Brazilian Judiciary orders Investigation of Israeli Soldier-Tourist for War Crimes in Gaza

Brazilian Judiciary orders Investigation of Israeli Soldier-Tourist for War Crimes in Gaza

Update. Israeli intelligence spirited the soldier out of Brazil to avoid prosecution. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to Junio Silva at the Brazilian newspaper […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Army storms Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, orders Patients and Staff to Leave

Israel Army storms Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital, orders Patients and Staff to Leave

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli occupation forces today stormed the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, made threats against its medical staff and patients, […]

Middle East Monitor

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The Militia and the Mole

The Militia and the Mole

By Joshua Kaplan – Reporting Highlights A Freelance Vigilante: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
The Worst News from 2024: CO2 Went up again, as Tundra starts to Emit Carbon

The Worst News from 2024: CO2 Went up again, as Tundra starts to Emit Carbon

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo made 2024 a hard year […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora

Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora

Written bySafa ( Globalvioices.org ) – When the list of people killed was released from the Gaza Ministry of Health, I couldn’t help but search […]

Global Voices

Arctic
Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve

Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve

(The Conversation) – Kirsten Freja Young, University of Exeter and Brendan Godley, University of Exeter At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north […]

The Conversation

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How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis

How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran has for weeks been in the midst of an energy crisis. It may seem paradoxical given that it has […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic

“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jewish Chronicle, Britain’s oldest Jewish community newspaper, has come under fire for publishing an article by controversial commentator […]

Middle East Monitor

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