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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Coronavirus and the 'Shock Doctrine': Does Even this Disaster have to Make Rich Richer and Poor Poorer?

Coronavirus and the ‘Shock Doctrine’: Does Even this Disaster have to Make Rich Richer and Poor Poorer?

By Sam Pizzigati and Sarah Anderson | – ( Otherwords.org) – Powerful interests used the Great Recession to hardwire more inequality into our system. This […]

Sam Pizzigati

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Nicola’s Books Staff Picks for Best New Reads – Support our Indie Bookstores, Stay Sane by Reading

Nicola’s Books Staff Picks for Best New Reads – Support our Indie Bookstores, Stay Sane by Reading

Nicola’s Books | Ann Arbor’s Premier Independent Book Store | 734-662-0600 | info@nicolasbooks.com You need to read some books while sheltering in place to keep […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
What Americans Don’t Know About the hardships of Military Families

What Americans Don’t Know About the hardships of Military Families

By Andrea Mazzarino | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – As each of my husband’s Navy submarine deployments came to an end, local spouses would e-mail […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
As US Pulls Military Trainers from Iraq, will the Coronavirus Finally End America's Forever Wars?

As US Pulls Military Trainers from Iraq, will the Coronavirus Finally End America’s Forever Wars?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Will the coronavirus result in the second withdrawal of US troops from Iraq? There is an increasing question of whether […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
Medical Worker on Covid-19:  Struck me How Different it is when I saw Young Guy gasping out Pink Froth

Medical Worker on Covid-19: Struck me How Different it is when I saw Young Guy gasping out Pink Froth

By Lizzie Presser | – (ProPublica ) – As of Friday, Louisiana was reporting 479 confirmed cases of COVID-19, one of the highest numbers in […]

ProPublica

Epidemics
A Psychologist Explains: Top 3 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic is Changing Who We Are

A Psychologist Explains: Top 3 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic is Changing Who We Are

By Arie Kruglanski | – For most Americans, the coronavirus pandemic represents a completely unprecedented circumstance, as novel as it is life-changing. No event in […]

The Conversation

Bush
17 Years and $2 Trillion Ago, Bush and Neocons thought it would be a Good Idea to Attack Iraq

17 Years and $2 Trillion Ago, Bush and Neocons thought it would be a Good Idea to Attack Iraq

By Nasim Ahmed | @Nasimbythedocks | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Seventeen years ago, on 19 March 2003, the US led the western […]

Middle East Monitor

Books
For World Poetry Day:  Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

For World Poetry Day: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Translated by Juan Cole From the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Tonight, who brought you, tipsy, here to me? From there beneath the veil, whose hand […]

Juan Cole

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California releasing inmates for fear of Coronavirus, but Israelis Keep Vulnerable Gaza as Largest Open Air Prison

California releasing inmates for fear of Coronavirus, but Israelis Keep Vulnerable Gaza as Largest Open Air Prison

Update: On Sunday morning March 22, Gaza health authorities reported two Covid-19 cases in the Strip. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – California prisons are releasing […]

Juan Cole

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