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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Climate Crisis: It isn’t just Sea Level Rise, it is the Coastal Floods it Brings

Climate Crisis: It isn’t just Sea Level Rise, it is the Coastal Floods it Brings

By James Renwick | – I saw an article claiming that “king tides” will increase in frequency as sea level rises. I am sceptical. What […]

The Conversation

Inequality
World's 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019: Analysis

World’s 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019: Analysis

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – “In the U.S., the richest 0.1% control a bigger share of the pie than at […]

Common Dreams

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The Great Turko-Russian World War for the Middle East:  From Syria's Idlib to Libya's Tripoli

The Great Turko-Russian World War for the Middle East: From Syria’s Idlib to Libya’s Tripoli

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The campaign to retake parts of Idlib province in northwest Syria by the Russian Aeronspace Forces and the Damascus government […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is 2020 the Year Gaza under Israeli Occupation Becomes Unlivable?

Is 2020 the Year Gaza under Israeli Occupation Becomes Unlivable?

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – Middle East Monitor | – It was a very happy moment when the Palestinians knew that they […]

Middle East Monitor

Environment
Polluter’s Paradise: How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled

Polluter’s Paradise: How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled

By Joan Meiners, The Times-Picayune and The Advocate This article was produced by ProPublica in partnership with The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, which is a […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis and Carbon: Six Positive Developments in 2019

Climate Crisis and Carbon: Six Positive Developments in 2019

By Heather Alberro, Dénes Csala, Hannah Cloke, Marc Hudson, Mark Maslin, and Richard Hodgkins | – The climate breakdown continues. Over the past year, The […]

The Conversation

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Massive new 1.5 Gigawatt Solar Farm in Upper Egypt is Visible from Space

Massive new 1.5 Gigawatt Solar Farm in Upper Egypt is Visible from Space

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aidan Lewis at Reuters reports that Egypt has just opened the 1.5 gigawatt Benban solar plant near the Upper Egyptian […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
After the Horrible Past Year, will 2020 be a Game Changer in Palestine?

After the Horrible Past Year, will 2020 be a Game Changer in Palestine?

( Middle East Monitor) – This has been a defining year for Palestine and Israel. Despite the usual political stagnation of the Palestinian leadership, two […]

Ramzy Baroud

Afghanistan
'Art-ivist' Omaid Sharifi: “There is so much more the world should know about Afghanistan”

‘Art-ivist’ Omaid Sharifi: “There is so much more the world should know about Afghanistan”

By Lin Xin and Luzie Mayer | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: The Green Political Foundation | – Interview: Omaid Sharifi is a pioneer Afghan activist and one of […]

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