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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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Banking
When Renters and Homeowners and Small Businesses need a Bailout, the Fed gives it to Big Corporations

When Renters and Homeowners and Small Businesses need a Bailout, the Fed gives it to Big Corporations

By Nomi Prins | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – To say that these are unprecedented times would be the understatement of the century. Even as […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
At Last, Someone is Suing Fox "News" for Journalistic Malpractice in Misguiding People over Seriousness of Coronavirus

At Last, Someone is Suing Fox “News” for Journalistic Malpractice in Misguiding People over Seriousness of Coronavirus

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I have long thought that Fox Cable “News” was open to lawsuits for its persistent purveying of falsehoods to viewers, […]

Juan Cole

Food Security
The US Public Now Wants Medicare for All and the Nordic Model-- But a Social Movement is Needed

The US Public Now Wants Medicare for All and the Nordic Model– But a Social Movement is Needed

( Waging Nonviolence) – Surprisingly, for a mainstream daily newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer ended its March 22 editorial on the coronavirus by calling for system […]

George Lakey

Donald Trump
Should we Kill Old People to Avoid a Recession?  Republicans and Elder Sacrifice

Should we Kill Old People to Avoid a Recession? Republicans and Elder Sacrifice

By Mitchell Zimmerman | (Otherwords.org) – The second highest office-holder of the great state of Texas, Republican Lieutenant General Dan Patrick, recently proclaimed on Fox […]

OtherWords

Israel/ Palestine
Radical Futures: When Palestinians Imagine

Radical Futures: When Palestinians Imagine

“We must tell stories that are different from the ones we’re being brainwashed to believe… Remember this: another world is not only possible, she is […]

Al-Shabaka

Donald Trump
Modly and Esper Should have followed Capt. Crozier's Lead in Blowing Whistle on Trump Coronavirus inaction rather than Firing Him

Modly and Esper Should have followed Capt. Crozier’s Lead in Blowing Whistle on Trump Coronavirus inaction rather than Firing Him

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt is a national hero, as his crew recognized when they cheered uproariously […]

Juan Cole

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Amid Coronavirus Fears, Israel tells Palestinian prisoners, ‘Use your socks to make masks,’ as neglect continues

Amid Coronavirus Fears, Israel tells Palestinian prisoners, ‘Use your socks to make masks,’ as neglect continues

( Middle East Monitor ) – Within the next few days, Palestinian prisoners held by Israel may be hit by the coronavirus pandemic, causing major […]

Middle East Monitor

Corruption
Jared Kushner, With No Government Background, Scolds States for Requesting Supplies From National Equipment Stockpile

Jared Kushner, With No Government Background, Scolds States for Requesting Supplies From National Equipment Stockpile

By Julia Conley, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – Progressives expressed shock at the Trump administration’s latest indication that it intends to provide little assistance […]

Common Dreams

Climate Crisis
While we fixate on coronavirus, Earth is hurtling towards a catastrophe worse than the dinosaur extinction

While we fixate on coronavirus, Earth is hurtling towards a catastrophe worse than the dinosaur extinction

By Andrew Glikson | – At several points in the history of our planet, increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have caused extreme […]

The Conversation

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