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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Islam
Veiled Muslim Women abruptly Find Acceptance amid Coronavirus Face Masks: “Nobody is giving me Dirty Looks”

Veiled Muslim Women abruptly Find Acceptance amid Coronavirus Face Masks: “Nobody is giving me Dirty Looks”

By Anna Piela | – Americans began donning face masks this week after federal and local officials changed their position on whether face coverings protect […]

The Conversation

Christianity
What Christians can Learn from Islam about Easter: The Qur’an denied Jews were Responsible for the Cross

What Christians can Learn from Islam about Easter: The Qur’an denied Jews were Responsible for the Cross

Revised Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – That the Qur’an recognizes the virgin birth, the death, and the resurrection of Jesus is something worth remembering on […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Mideast Coronavirus War? Israel Blocks Pandemic Aid to Palestinians of Gaza, Risking Violence

Mideast Coronavirus War? Israel Blocks Pandemic Aid to Palestinians of Gaza, Risking Violence

By Adnan Abu Amer | – ( Middle East Monitor) -In recent days, Hamas and Israel witnessed a clear row over providing medical assistance to […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
How Trump is making the Coming Great Recession even more Massive

How Trump is making the Coming Great Recession even more Massive

San Francisco (48hills.org) – The current recession was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. But after 11 years of economic boom, a capitalist bust was inevitable. […]

Reese Erlich

Epidemics
Exponential Growth: Bad in a Pandemic, Bad Economics if we Care about Climate and Mass Extinctions

Exponential Growth: Bad in a Pandemic, Bad Economics if we Care about Climate and Mass Extinctions

By Chirag Dhara (The Hindu) – “Because of all we’ve done, the risk to the American people remains very low,” said Mr. Donald Trump on […]

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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

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