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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Israel/ Palestine
The Kushner Plan is a "Peace" to End all Peace in Israel and Palestine

The Kushner Plan is a “Peace” to End all Peace in Israel and Palestine

( Middle East Monitor ) – After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed ‘Deal […]

Ramzy Baroud

Iraq
As Warhawks Eye Iran,  Iraq War has already cost the US nearly $2 trillion

As Warhawks Eye Iran, Iraq War has already cost the US nearly $2 trillion

By Neta C. Crawford | – Even if the U.S. administration decided to leave — or was evicted from — Iraq immediately, the bill of […]

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Pentagon
The Art of the Deal, Pentagon-Style:  Wars Without Victories, Weapons Without End

The Art of the Deal, Pentagon-Style: Wars Without Victories, Weapons Without End

By William J. Astore | – (Tomdispatch.com) – The expression “self-licking ice cream cone” was first used in 1992 to describe a hidebound bureaucracy at […]

William J. Astore

Democracy
Why the First Democratic Primary should be in Illinois

Why the First Democratic Primary should be in Illinois

Ann Arbor (informed Comment) – The custom of Iowa having the first Democratic primary (or as they are pleased to arrange it, caucus) goes back […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Filthy Rich: How America's Unprecedented Inequality is Literally Killing Us

Filthy Rich: How America’s Unprecedented Inequality is Literally Killing Us

“The 500 richest people in the world…gained a combined $1.2 trillion in wealth in 2019, further exacerbating inequities that have not been seen since the […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Congress
The Senate’s Make-Believe Trial of Donald Trump

The Senate’s Make-Believe Trial of Donald Trump

(Otherwords.org) – In my 40 years as a lawyer, I’ve never seen a trial flout the basic requirements for fairness so brazenly. By Mitchell Zimmerman […]

OtherWords

Climate Crisis
We Can’t Stop what We Can’t Visualize: How We can Get our Minds around the Climate Crisis

We Can’t Stop what We Can’t Visualize: How We can Get our Minds around the Climate Crisis

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – The climate crisis suffers from an odd contradiction. The seriousness of the issue is not matched by […]

John Buell

Bernie Sanders
On the Big Issues, Bernie Sanders is the Only one who Can Save America

On the Big Issues, Bernie Sanders is the Only one who Can Save America

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Generations of orators have told the story that if you put a frog in a pan of steaming water it […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump's Middle East 'vision' is a disaster that will only make things worse

Trump’s Middle East ‘vision’ is a disaster that will only make things worse

By Tony Walker< | - US President Donald Trump’s “vision” for Israelis and Palestinians is not a realistic peace plan to end a decades-old conflict. […]

The Conversation

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