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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

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The Fundamentalist Religion of the Market and COVID-19

The Fundamentalist Religion of the Market and COVID-19

Discussions on the role of religion in the contemporary world generally fail to take into consideration an argument advanced by David Loy more than twenty […]

Richard Foltz

Donald Trump
How did we Become so Backward?  S. Korea had US Equivalent of 1,311 Coronavirus Deaths as we hit 16,000

How did we Become so Backward? S. Korea had US Equivalent of 1,311 Coronavirus Deaths as we hit 16,000

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US is heading for having the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world next week. Admittedly the US […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Why Did Our National Security State Fail on our Health Security?

Why Did Our National Security State Fail on our Health Security?

(Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Between 1978 and 2018, American presidents declared 58 national emergencies. Their targets ranged from “Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten […]

Harry Blain

Asian-Americans
From 'Yellow peril' to  'Chinese virus:' Why can't People remember that Asian Americans are Americans?

From ‘Yellow peril’ to ‘Chinese virus:’ Why can’t People remember that Asian Americans are Americans?

By Adrian De Leon | – In a recent Washington Post op-ed, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang called upon Asian Americans to become part […]

The Conversation

Militarization
A General once Warned against Military-Industrial Complex: Today's West Point Mafia is It

A General once Warned against Military-Industrial Complex: Today’s West Point Mafia is It

(Tomdispatch.com ) – Every West Point class votes on an official motto. Most are then inscribed on their class rings. Hence, the pejorative West Point […]

Danny Sjursen

Bernie Sanders
To Save America, Top 3 Planks Bernie Supporters Must try to Get into the Democratic Platform

To Save America, Top 3 Planks Bernie Supporters Must try to Get into the Democratic Platform

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bernie Sanders bowed out of the race for president on Wednesday, but he made it clear that he still leads […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Obligation vis-a-vis West Bank and Gaza in Face of Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Human Rights Organizations

Israel’s Obligation vis-a-vis West Bank and Gaza in Face of Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Human Rights Organizations

( Human Rights Watch) – With over 250 identified COVID-19 Palestinian patients in the West Bank and potentially dozens in the Gaza Strip we, the […]

Human Rights Watch

Epidemics
Trump, Eyeing Reelection, Wants to Put us Back to Work too Soon:  Our Health vs. Whose Economy?

Trump, Eyeing Reelection, Wants to Put us Back to Work too Soon: Our Health vs. Whose Economy?

President Trump, who hoped to run for re-election on a booming economy, is being frustrated by a tiny virus. As usual he lashes out with […]

John Buell

Petroleum
Will the Pandemic Kill Big Oil and OPEC even before the Electric Car?

Will the Pandemic Kill Big Oil and OPEC even before the Electric Car?

By Hani Habeeb | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Giant oil tankers have changed into floating warehouses for oil following the sharp drop […]

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