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Egypt’s Magnificent new Museum: Nationalism, Tourism, and the Economy
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Egypt’s Magnificent new Museum: Nationalism, Tourism, and the Economy

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egypt’s new billion-dollar museum near the Giza pyramids opened on Saturday. It has 100,000 artifacts, including a massive statue of […]

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Palestine: The Poem that cannot be Killed

Palestine: The Poem that cannot be Killed

11/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Dockworker strikes in solidarity with Gaza have a long legacy

Dockworker strikes in solidarity with Gaza have a long legacy

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Rich v. Poor: New York faces Climate Crisis, But Bangladesh Faces Climate Apocalypse

Rich v. Poor: New York faces Climate Crisis, But Bangladesh Faces Climate Apocalypse

By Saleh Ahmed | – Unpredictable weather and climate patterns recently prompted New York Times columnist Paul Krugman to proclaim in January 2020 that “Apocalypse […]

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"Swiss Cheese" or "Frankenstein's Monster?"  Arab Leaders Struggle to Describe the Kushner Apartheid Plan

“Swiss Cheese” or “Frankenstein’s Monster?” Arab Leaders Struggle to Describe the Kushner Apartheid Plan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration’s plan for Palestine is so nightmarish that Arab leaders (who rejected it out of hand at a […]

Juan Cole

GCC
Gulf Arab Women Are entering the Public Sphere, but must Navigate between Modernity and a Changing Society

Gulf Arab Women Are entering the Public Sphere, but must Navigate between Modernity and a Changing Society

By Alainna Liloia | – Arab women, long relegated to the private sphere by law and social custom, are gaining new access to public life. […]

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Climate Crisis
Congress Needs to Step up on Climate Emergency, Support Clean Energy and cut Big Oil Subsidies

Congress Needs to Step up on Climate Emergency, Support Clean Energy and cut Big Oil Subsidies

The climate crisis is here. It is real and it is hurting our health. As physicians in Northern California, my colleagues and I see how […]

Amanda Millstein

Donald Trump
Will Trump Ride Pentagon Spending to Reelection? The President Bets on Arms Sales Big Time

Will Trump Ride Pentagon Spending to Reelection? The President Bets on Arms Sales Big Time

(Tomdispatch.com) – Donald Trump likes to posture as a tough guy and part of that tough-guy persona involves bragging about how much he’s spent on […]

William D. Hartung

Congress
Rattled by Trump's Erratic Violence, Senate to vote on Forbidding War on Iran without its Approval

Rattled by Trump’s Erratic Violence, Senate to vote on Forbidding War on Iran without its Approval

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Senate will take up a measure to forbid Trump to go to war with Iran without Congressional approval, writes […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
On 41st Anniversary, has Trump's Belligerence Strengthened the Iranian Government?

On 41st Anniversary, has Trump’s Belligerence Strengthened the Iranian Government?

Oxford, UK (Special to Informed Comment) – On February 11, 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran marks the 41st anniversary of the victory of the […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Donald Trump
How Iran's millennials are grappling with Trump's crippling sanctions

How Iran’s millennials are grappling with Trump’s crippling sanctions

By Manata Hashemi | – In early January, after tensions between Iran and the United States escalated to the brink of war, President Donald Trump […]

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Donald Trump
No Trump 'Blue Collar Boom':  1/2 of Americans work Low-Wage Jobs and Manufacturing is in Decline

No Trump ‘Blue Collar Boom’: 1/2 of Americans work Low-Wage Jobs and Manufacturing is in Decline

(Otherwords.org) – Trump is counting on the working class he’s betraying most aggressively. Can the left get out of affluent suburbia and back to its […]

Peter Certo

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