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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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Trump failed to vanquish Coronavirus with Hot Air, now wants to "shoot down" tiny Iranian Skiffs

Trump failed to vanquish Coronavirus with Hot Air, now wants to “shoot down” tiny Iranian Skiffs

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The diarist and attorney James Boswell recorded that the writer Samuel Johnson remarked on the evening of April 7, 1775 […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians aren't Surprised at Trump's Malign Incompetence on Coronavirus: He already Ruined their Lives

Palestinians aren’t Surprised at Trump’s Malign Incompetence on Coronavirus: He already Ruined their Lives

Washington, D.C. (Special to Informed Comment) – If you’re an American liberal wondering how Trump can cut funding to the World Health Organization during a […]

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The Scum of all Fears: America declines the Trump Administration's Invitation to Die

The Scum of all Fears: America declines the Trump Administration’s Invitation to Die

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – President Trump, facing the prospect of possibly the worst electoral environment ever to face an incumbent president, is borrowing […]

David Faris

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With Oil Cratering and Saudis facing Mountain of Debt, what Future for Arab World with Coronavirus?

With Oil Cratering and Saudis facing Mountain of Debt, what Future for Arab World with Coronavirus?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Oil prices have hit zero. Yes, oil was “sold” this week with producers only asking buyers to pay for […]

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The Curse of Casteism in a Plague Year: Rightwing Indian Gov't AWOL as Lockdown devastates Poor, Dalits

The Curse of Casteism in a Plague Year: Rightwing Indian Gov’t AWOL as Lockdown devastates Poor, Dalits

By Sanjana Krishnan and Rahul Jambhulkar | – As we rose to another day of peaceful quarantine in the West, we received a message from […]

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Donald Trump
Amid Trump's Immigration ban, Muslim-Americans step up on Covid-19 to donate Masks, PPE, to Hospitals and to help Unemployed, Homeless

Amid Trump’s Immigration ban, Muslim-Americans step up on Covid-19 to donate Masks, PPE, to Hospitals and to help Unemployed, Homeless

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Muslim-Americans have stepped up to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus in ways that may not be apparent […]

Juan Cole

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Will the Corruption of Trump's America End on a Ventilator or in a Mushroom Cloud

Will the Corruption of Trump’s America End on a Ventilator or in a Mushroom Cloud

Little by little, Americans are understanding just how badly our government has let us down by its belated and disastrous response to the Covid-19 pandemic, […]

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Epidemics
Inequality and the Coronavirus: Or How to Destroy American Society From the Top Down

Inequality and the Coronavirus: Or How to Destroy American Society From the Top Down

By Liz Theoharis | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – My mom contracted polio when she was 14. She survived and learned to walk again, but my […]

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The Arab Spring was not a Failure:  Interview with Noah Feldman

The Arab Spring was not a Failure: Interview with Noah Feldman

Joseph Richard Preville interviews Noah Feldman: Detroit (Special to Informed Comment) – The Arab spring was a momentous era of revolutionary people power in the […]

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