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Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East
Donald Trump

Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After thirty years of agitation, incitement, lies and provocation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally succeeded in […]

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

06/24/2025 By The Conversation

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

06/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

Social distancing: What it is and why it’s the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

By Thomas Perls | – As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow […]

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Donald Trump
With 3 more US Soldiers Wounded, Iraqi Joint Command urges Swift Departure of US Troops, Fearing Instability

With 3 more US Soldiers Wounded, Iraqi Joint Command urges Swift Departure of US Troops, Fearing Instability

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Three US servicemen were wounded, along with two Iraqi soldiers, during daylight hours on Saturday when some 33 katyusha rockets […]

Juan Cole

Brazil
Not a Hoax After All: Macho Coronavirus Denialists Donald Trump and Brazil's Bolsonaro were Exposed at Mar-a-Lago

Not a Hoax After All: Macho Coronavirus Denialists Donald Trump and Brazil’s Bolsonaro were Exposed at Mar-a-Lago

Sao Paulo (Special to Informed Comment) – Last weekend, President Donald Trump met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for a private dinner in Mar-a-Lago, his […]

Tori Avila

Israel/ Palestine
The Kushner Apartheid is Hardly the First Attempt to Erase the Palestinians

The Kushner Apartheid is Hardly the First Attempt to Erase the Palestinians

( Middle East Monitor ) – The international community has stated repeatedly that it will not accept any changes to issues related to Palestine upon […]

Ramona Wadi

Saudi Arabia
Night of Long Knives: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Grasps for Absolute Power

Night of Long Knives: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Grasps for Absolute Power

By Umer Karim and Scott Lucas | – The news seeped out of Saudi Arabia into international outlets late on March 6. King Salman’s brother, […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today's Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death

Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today’s Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sheri Fink at the NYT reports that Center for Disease Control scientific modeler Matthew Biggerstaff estimated in a conference call […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Why does Trump get a Pass for Pledging Economic Populism, but they Ask Sanders about the Cost?

Why does Trump get a Pass for Pledging Economic Populism, but they Ask Sanders about the Cost?

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment) – It may come as a shock, but Presidential candidates Trump and Sanders have made a number of similar […]

Arnold Oliver

Bernie Sanders
Palestinians: Why whether Sanders or Biden Wins the Democratic Primary Matters for the Mideast

Palestinians: Why whether Sanders or Biden Wins the Democratic Primary Matters for the Mideast

By Halah Ahmad | – (Al Shabaka) – Leading US Democratic presidential candidates have chosen to address, among other progressive platforms, the rising demand for […]

Al-Shabaka

Climate Crisis
Climate Change is already Diminishing the Colorado River, U.S. Researchers Find

Climate Change is already Diminishing the Colorado River, U.S. Researchers Find

By Luke Runyon /KUNC | ( Cronkite News) – GREELEY, Colo. – A warming climate already is reducing stream flows in the Southwest’s largest watershed, […]

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