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Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
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Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two visions of the future of Gaza are congealing, in two different power centers. One is the Arab and Muslim […]

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On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing:  “All the Vice President’s Men”

On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”

11/05/2025 By Juan Cole

Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

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Climate after corona: Germany's green stimulus package could boost the economic recovery

Climate after corona: Germany’s green stimulus package could boost the economic recovery

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The coronavirus crisis is driving many economies around the globe into recession, leading policymakers […]

Clean Energy Wire

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 […]

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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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Employment
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

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