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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide
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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This year 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the “American War.”  The […]

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“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

10/31/2025 By Juan Cole

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

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On the 75th Anniversary  of the Liberation of Auschwitz: Remembering the Muslims who Rescued Jews

On the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: Remembering the Muslims who Rescued Jews

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, it is important to remember those who […]

Mohammed Samaana

Donald Trump
Forget Abuse of Power, Trump's biggest Crime is Unloosing Deadly Corporate Chemicals on our Neighborhoods

Forget Abuse of Power, Trump’s biggest Crime is Unloosing Deadly Corporate Chemicals on our Neighborhoods

( Inequality.org) – Earlier this month, still another one-day-wonder of a Twitter storm surfaced and quickly sank in Donald Trump’s America. On January 9, President […]

Sam Pizzigati

Australia
We're All Australians Now: The Climate Conflagration is Coming for Us, too

We’re All Australians Now: The Climate Conflagration is Coming for Us, too

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Let me betray my age for a moment. Some of you, I know, will be shocked, but I still read an […]

Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump
How Trump killed Iraq's Popular Protests Against Corruption

How Trump killed Iraq’s Popular Protests Against Corruption

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi armed forces tried to pull an al-Sisi on Saturday, making a concerted attempt to clear out camping protesters […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
With Trump backing for Apartheid, Israel's Complete Annexation of Palestine is Around the Corner

With Trump backing for Apartheid, Israel’s Complete Annexation of Palestine is Around the Corner

( Middle East Monitor ) – We are about to witness the third Israeli election in the space of one year. The elections for the […]

Asa Winstanley

Christianity
On How Christians and Jews are “muslims”: The Real meaning of “Islam” in the Qur’an

On How Christians and Jews are “muslims”: The Real meaning of “Islam” in the Qur’an

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As used in the Qur’an, Islam (al-islam in Arabic) doesn’t mean what people think it means. It doesn’t mean “peace,” […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
After Soleimani: Is Iran Unified against Trump or More Divided than Ever?

After Soleimani: Is Iran Unified against Trump or More Divided than Ever?

By Vahid Yücesoy | – The two major events that have shaken Iran in recent weeks have also had major internal repercussions. The assassination of […]

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Donald Trump
Tens of Thousands of Iraqis mass in Baghdad to Demand Expulsion of US Troops, Hang Trump in Effigy

Tens of Thousands of Iraqis mass in Baghdad to Demand Expulsion of US Troops, Hang Trump in Effigy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on Friday to demand that U.S. troops leave […]

Juan Cole

Antisemitism
Auschwitz 75 years on: preserving survivors’ voices and listening to those of their children

Auschwitz 75 years on: preserving survivors’ voices and listening to those of their children

By Sara Jones | – In December 2019, four people were shot dead at a kosher market in New Jersey, a horrific knife attack was […]

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