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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .
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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There are mornings when we are unable to bear to listen to the news taking place in […]

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

05/19/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Detained!  Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

Detained! Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

05/19/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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Donald Trump
GOP Slammed Vindman as Immigrant:  But Many Founding Fathers and Constitution Framers were Foreign-Born

GOP Slammed Vindman as Immigrant: But Many Founding Fathers and Constitution Framers were Foreign-Born

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Republicans at the House impeachment hearings decided to try to smear Lt. Col. Alex Vindman as a foreigner and perhaps […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran: Violent Gov't Crackdown on Protesters with Live Fire and many Casualties, hidden by Internet Blackout

Iran: Violent Gov’t Crackdown on Protesters with Live Fire and many Casualties, hidden by Internet Blackout

(Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Iranian security forces appear to be using excessive force against protests that emerged after an abrupt government increase in […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
#MuathEye: A clash between the Israeli Occupation’s rifles and the Palestinian eyes opened to its violations

#MuathEye: A clash between the Israeli Occupation’s rifles and the Palestinian eyes opened to its violations

By Hossam Shaker | On Friday, November 15th, photojournalist Muath Amarneh left his home wearing his uniform and blue helmet to cover the demonstrations by […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Danger of Climate Feedback Loops: Lakes now Emit 1/4 of Global Carbon, but heating Could Double It

Danger of Climate Feedback Loops: Lakes now Emit 1/4 of Global Carbon, but heating Could Double It

Andrew J Tanentzap | – Lakes and ponds are the final resting place for many of the Earth’s plants. Rivers collect much of the planet’s […]

The Conversation

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Fascists R Us:  Trump/ Pompeo's Denial that Israeli Squatting on Palestinian Land is Illegal

Fascists R Us: Trump/ Pompeo’s Denial that Israeli Squatting on Palestinian Land is Illegal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the US no longer considers Israeli squatter settlements on Palestinian land to […]

Juan Cole

Lebanon
Lebanon's Peaceful Protesters have One Demand: The Whole Rotten Elite Must Go

Lebanon’s Peaceful Protesters have One Demand: The Whole Rotten Elite Must Go

By Jenny Gustafsson | – (Via Waging Nonviolence) – Unlike previous movements, demonstrations in Lebanon have spread to all parts of the country and are […]

Waging Nonviolence

Climate Crisis
Germany's Merkel:  World is Heading toward Disastrous Heating unless Rich Countries Drastically Cut CO2

Germany’s Merkel: World is Heading toward Disastrous Heating unless Rich Countries Drastically Cut CO2

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – The earth’s surface temperature will rise by three degrees Celsius [5.4° F.] under current climate targets, meaning CO2 emissions targets […]

Clean Energy Wire

Donald Trump
Iran: Economic Blockade and Crowd Protests were also How the US made the 1953 Coup

Iran: Economic Blockade and Crowd Protests were also How the US made the 1953 Coup

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The crowd protests that grew to affect 100 cities over the weekend in Iran were sparked by the government increasing […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Outrage In Iran Over Hike In Gas Prices As Economic Woes Worsen

Outrage In Iran Over Hike In Gas Prices As Economic Woes Worsen

(RFE/RL) – Iranians are blasting their government for rationing gas and greatly increasing its price, with many concerned that the move will lead to inflation […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

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