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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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The Wealthy also Cushioned themselves at Expense of Poor in Era of Black Death, as Boccaccio’s Decameron Shows

The Wealthy also Cushioned themselves at Expense of Poor in Era of Black Death, as Boccaccio’s Decameron Shows

By Kathryn McKinley | – The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role, with a […]

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Donald Trump
Trumpism was Always the Tyrannical Tantrum of a Stubborn 5-Year-Old, but Now it will Kill People; Lots of People

Trumpism was Always the Tyrannical Tantrum of a Stubborn 5-Year-Old, but Now it will Kill People; Lots of People

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trumpism is a form of fascism, of course, but at its core is a whiny rebellion against the achievements of […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Unless we Halt Trump's War on the Environment, the next Pandemic is coming for Us

Unless we Halt Trump’s War on the Environment, the next Pandemic is coming for Us

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Congress is already thinking about how to prevent the next pandemic. See how quickly Cory Booker (D-NJ) has […]

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Saudi Arabia
Despite Trump support for Saudi Arabia, it is finally on the verge of defeat in Yemen

Despite Trump support for Saudi Arabia, it is finally on the verge of defeat in Yemen

By Omar Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Exactly five years ago, the US-backed, Saudi-led Arab coalition carried out its first air […]

Omar Ahmed

Donald Trump
Trump Bankrupting WHO during Pandemic, Hurting Vaccine Coordination and Killing People in Global South

Trump Bankrupting WHO during Pandemic, Hurting Vaccine Coordination and Killing People in Global South

By Adam Kamradt-Scott | – US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – a […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump Kneecapped World Health Organization amid Pandemic; Jimmy Carter used it in bid to Wipe out Guinea Worm

Trump Kneecapped World Health Organization amid Pandemic; Jimmy Carter used it in bid to Wipe out Guinea Worm

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In another petty, destructive and self-serving tirade, Trump announced Tuesday that he is halting US funding for the World Health […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
With Rich Cushioned and Millions losing Jobs, let's Dump "Heroic Job Creators" vs. "Moochers"  Myth

With Rich Cushioned and Millions losing Jobs, let’s Dump “Heroic Job Creators” vs. “Moochers” Myth

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) – Republican Presidents Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump and the 2020 GOP […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

Pentagon
Empire and Blowback: Remembering Chalmers Johnson's Critique of American Imperialism

Empire and Blowback: Remembering Chalmers Johnson’s Critique of American Imperialism

( Responsible Statecraft) – It has been nearly ten years since Chalmers Johnson died, and twice that long since the publication of “Blowback: The Costs […]

Richard Drake

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Real Security: Wasted Pentagon Trillions that We Could have Spent on Health Care and Pandemic Preparedness

Real Security: Wasted Pentagon Trillions that We Could have Spent on Health Care and Pandemic Preparedness

It is not like we’ve won any wars since 1945, anyway

Tom Engelhardt

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