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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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Anti-Immigrant Trump promotes Burning Fossil Fuels that will displace Millions toward US

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presents findings that shocked the authors themselves. If […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
'A Cascade of Human Rights Abuses:' Why the world must Halt Israel's Further Land Grab in Palestinian West Bank

‘A Cascade of Human Rights Abuses:’ Why the world must Halt Israel’s Further Land Grab in Palestinian West Bank

( Middle East Monitor ) – UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk’s criticism of the forthcoming US-Israeli annexation of more Palestinian land offers a good start […]

Ramona Wadi

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From WW II Victory to Trump's 'America First':  Is our anti-Nazi Resolve Foundering?

From WW II Victory to Trump’s ‘America First’: Is our anti-Nazi Resolve Foundering?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender in May 1945 ought to prompt thoughtful reflection. For Americans, V-E Day, as it […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

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Lockdown Singing: the Science of why Music helps us connect in Isolation

Lockdown Singing: the Science of why Music helps us connect in Isolation

By David M. Greenberg and Ilanit Gordon | – “Don’t hold back, sing with all of your heart,” said our colleague Simon Baron-Cohen on a […]

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Donald Trump
Americans are Dying to Die:  Guard shot for asking Customers to wear Mask as Trump's CDC predicts 3k death / day by June

Americans are Dying to Die: Guard shot for asking Customers to wear Mask as Trump’s CDC predicts 3k death / day by June

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Security guard Calvin Munerlyn, father of six with three step-children, was shot to death Monday in an altercation over Munerlyn’s […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
How Imprisoned Palestinians gain Rights from everyday Resistance

How Imprisoned Palestinians gain Rights from everyday Resistance

By Julie Norman | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Amid the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Palestinians are among some of the most vulnerable […]

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In Pandemic, Trump Must Choose Between a Global Ceasefire and America's Long Lost Wars

In Pandemic, Trump Must Choose Between a Global Ceasefire and America’s Long Lost Wars

As President Trump has complained, the U.S. does not win wars anymore. In fact, since 1945, the only 4 wars it has won were over […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Oil’s Götterdämmerung: Why Covid-19 could Hasten the end of Fossil Fuels

Oil’s Götterdämmerung: Why Covid-19 could Hasten the end of Fossil Fuels

( Sustainability Times) – Last week the oil market took another plunge that saw the price of one barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fall […]

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Neo-Nazi "Reopeners" would Kill nearly as many Americans as died in All US Wars

Neo-Nazi “Reopeners” would Kill nearly as many Americans as died in All US Wars

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Roughly 1,264,000 US soldiers have died in all the wars this country has ever fought. A new simulation by the […]

Juan Cole

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