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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

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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African-Americans
With a 500-Year History in N. America, Muslim-Americans assert Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

With a 500-Year History in N. America, Muslim-Americans assert Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

By Amir Hussain | – The killing of George Floyd took place at the doorstep of Muslim America. He was killed in front of Cup […]

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Congress
Sanders, AOC, Tlaib Threaten to Cut Israeli Funding if Netanyahu Annexes 1/3 of Palestinian West Bank

Sanders, AOC, Tlaib Threaten to Cut Israeli Funding if Netanyahu Annexes 1/3 of Palestinian West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Progressive members of Congress will circulate a letter on Tuesday threatening US funding for Israel if the Netanyahu government proceeds […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Can Making Black Lives Matter Rescue a Failing State?

Can Making Black Lives Matter Rescue a Failing State?

By Rebecca Gordon | – ( Tomdispatch) – You know that feeling when you trip on the street and instantly sense that you’re about to […]

Rebecca Gordon

Donald Trump
Sauce for the Gander:  Iran Seeks Interpol Red Notice on Trump for Soleimani Murder

Sauce for the Gander: Iran Seeks Interpol Red Notice on Trump for Soleimani Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mehr News Service reports that Tehran prosecutor Ali al-Qasi Mehr issued an arrest notice with Interpol on Monday for President […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
Liberty Endangered:  This July 4, let’s lay claim to the freedom we’ve celebrated, but seldom practiced

Liberty Endangered: This July 4, let’s lay claim to the freedom we’ve celebrated, but seldom practiced

By Robert P. Alvarez | ( Otherwords.org ) – When I was a child, I learned to believe that Americans valued freedom and equality more […]

OtherWords

Donald Trump
The Real Enemy: US Elites Squandered Trillions on War Spending and Underfunded Public Health

The Real Enemy: US Elites Squandered Trillions on War Spending and Underfunded Public Health

By Mandy Smithberger | – In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Washington has initiated its largest spending binge in history. In the process, you might […]

Tomdispatch

Epidemics
History's crystal ball: What the past can tell us about COVID-19 and our future

History’s crystal ball: What the past can tell us about COVID-19 and our future

(The Conversation) – During this pandemic, historians have been consulted like the Oracle of Delphi. Is COVID-19 like the Black Death? The 1918 flu? What […]

Ellen Amster

Christianity
As Odd Bed Fellows Fall out, Israel bans Evangelical GOD TV for Evangelizing Jews

As Odd Bed Fellows Fall out, Israel bans Evangelical GOD TV for Evangelizing Jews

What did the Likud Government Expect? “Evangelical” is right there in their Name

Juan Cole

Employment
Amid Pandemic and BLM Protests, Why Minimum Wage Must be Defended and Expanded

Amid Pandemic and BLM Protests, Why Minimum Wage Must be Defended and Expanded

You can’t fault them for lack of effort. Having lost a series of political, legislative, and legal battles to defeat minimum wage increases in cities […]

John Buell

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