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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Unprotected Nurses of the World, Unite; You have nothing to Lose but your Corporate Chains

Unprotected Nurses of the World, Unite; You have nothing to Lose but your Corporate Chains

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Many pundits have correctly recognized Covis19’s role in exposing extreme class, race, and gender inequalities in this […]

John Buell

Climate Crisis
Is Covid-19 Killing the Coal Industry in Egypt and around the World? In the Meantime, Solar Shines

Is Covid-19 Killing the Coal Industry in Egypt and around the World? In the Meantime, Solar Shines

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Simon Nicholas at South Africa’s Business Live reports that the proposed huge new Hamrawein coal-fueled power plant in Egypt has […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Socialism
The Rich wanted to Strangle a Tiny Gov't in a Bathtub to avoid Taxes; Now it Turns out We need a Competent State

The Rich wanted to Strangle a Tiny Gov’t in a Bathtub to avoid Taxes; Now it Turns out We need a Competent State

( Otherwords.org) – Amazingly, America has become a nation of socialists, asking in dismay: “Where’s the government?” These are not born-again Bernie Sanders activists, but […]

Jim Hightower

Donald Trump
Trump is Using Saudi Arabia to Prop up his Big Oil Donors, and that should Worry Us

Trump is Using Saudi Arabia to Prop up his Big Oil Donors, and that should Worry Us

( Middle East Monitor ) – When Saudi Arabia approached members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its affiliates recently to cut […]

Thembisa Fakude

Climate Crisis
After Trillions invested in Security after 9/11, Coronavirus Shows we're not Up to Security Threat of Climate Emergency

After Trillions invested in Security after 9/11, Coronavirus Shows we’re not Up to Security Threat of Climate Emergency

By Kate Guy | – How might a single threat, even one deemed unlikely, spiral into an evolving global crisis which challenges the foundations of […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
"Unhinged" Trump Calls on his Mussolini-Style Black Shirts to Attack Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia

“Unhinged” Trump Calls on his Mussolini-Style Black Shirts to Attack Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s tweets on Friday, “Liberate Michigan,” and “Liberate Minnesota,” and “Liberate Virginia” were clearly intended to incite his armed, conspiracy-minded, […]

Juan Cole

China
Will the Middle East be the Epicenter of the Looming US - China Cold War?

Will the Middle East be the Epicenter of the Looming US – China Cold War?

By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Calls for China to be held to account for the spread of […]

Middle East Monitor

Colonialism
1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords' indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement

1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords’ indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement

By Maura Chhun | – In India, during the 1918 influenza pandemic, a staggering 12 to 13 million people died, the vast majority between the […]

The Conversation

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Bio-Terror:  Zombie Israeli Squatters with Covid-19 break Quarantine, assault Palestinians at close Quarters

Bio-Terror: Zombie Israeli Squatters with Covid-19 break Quarantine, assault Palestinians at close Quarters

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, a band of 20 Israeli squatters diagnosed with Covid-19, who had been placed in quarantine in their squatter-settlement […]

Juan Cole

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