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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

11/05/2025 By Common Dreams

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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

Militarization
A General once Warned against Military-Industrial Complex: Today's West Point Mafia is It

A General once Warned against Military-Industrial Complex: Today’s West Point Mafia is It

(Tomdispatch.com ) – Every West Point class votes on an official motto. Most are then inscribed on their class rings. Hence, the pejorative West Point […]

Danny Sjursen

Bernie Sanders
To Save America, Top 3 Planks Bernie Supporters Must try to Get into the Democratic Platform

To Save America, Top 3 Planks Bernie Supporters Must try to Get into the Democratic Platform

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bernie Sanders bowed out of the race for president on Wednesday, but he made it clear that he still leads […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Obligation vis-a-vis West Bank and Gaza in Face of Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Human Rights Organizations

Israel’s Obligation vis-a-vis West Bank and Gaza in Face of Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Human Rights Organizations

( Human Rights Watch) – With over 250 identified COVID-19 Palestinian patients in the West Bank and potentially dozens in the Gaza Strip we, the […]

Human Rights Watch

Epidemics
Trump, Eyeing Reelection, Wants to Put us Back to Work too Soon:  Our Health vs. Whose Economy?

Trump, Eyeing Reelection, Wants to Put us Back to Work too Soon: Our Health vs. Whose Economy?

President Trump, who hoped to run for re-election on a booming economy, is being frustrated by a tiny virus. As usual he lashes out with […]

John Buell

Petroleum
Will the Pandemic Kill Big Oil and OPEC even before the Electric Car?

Will the Pandemic Kill Big Oil and OPEC even before the Electric Car?

By Hani Habeeb | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Giant oil tankers have changed into floating warehouses for oil following the sharp drop […]

Middle East Monitor

Culture
How the Plague Influenced Shakespeare

How the Plague Influenced Shakespeare

By Paul Yachnin | – Shakespeare lived his life in plague-time. He was born in April 1564, a few months before an outbreak of bubonic […]

The Conversation

African-Americans
African-Americans, Victimized by U.S. Racism and Classism, are now preyed on by Coronavirus

African-Americans, Victimized by U.S. Racism and Classism, are now preyed on by Coronavirus

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The coronavirus appears to be striking African-Americans at far higher rates than white Americans, write Reis Thebault, Andrew Ba Tran […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
When you Work for Corporations you Don't Care about People: How Wisconsin GOP Forced in-person Voting in the Midst of a Pandemic to Suppress Urban Dem Vote

When you Work for Corporations you Don’t Care about People: How Wisconsin GOP Forced in-person Voting in the Midst of a Pandemic to Suppress Urban Dem Vote

By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – As footage of Wisconsin’s crowded polling stations flooded the internet Tuesday, public health officials and civil […]

Common Dreams

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