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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

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What is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim holiday inspires millions

What is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim holiday inspires millions

By Noorzehra Zaidi | – Tens of millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world will visit Iraq on Sept. 10 this year to see […]

The Conversation

Brazil
Burning Down the House: Far Right Nihilism in US, UK & Brazil Menaces the Planet

Burning Down the House: Far Right Nihilism in US, UK & Brazil Menaces the Planet

By John Feffer | – (Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Far-right governments in the U.S., UK, and Brazil are laying bare their nihilistic roots […]

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Trumpism as the Invasion of the Attention-Snatchers, & Other Invasions

Trumpism as the Invasion of the Attention-Snatchers, & Other Invasions

(Tomdispatch.com ) – He crossed the border without permission or, as far as I could tell, documentation of any sort. I’m speaking about Donald Trump’s […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Jason Greenblatt, who Screwed the Palestinians Royally, Resigns from Steal of the Century

Jason Greenblatt, who Screwed the Palestinians Royally, Resigns from Steal of the Century

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jason Greenblatt, the Trump organization lawyer (what does that tell you about him?) who was appointed to spearhead the Trump […]

Juan Cole

India
Kashmir: How Modi's Virulent Hindu Nationalism Brought India & Pakistan to the Brink, Again

Kashmir: How Modi’s Virulent Hindu Nationalism Brought India & Pakistan to the Brink, Again

By Abdullah Yusuf | – August is immensely important in the history of the Asian subcontinent, marking the month that India and Pakistan gained independence […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
After Trump Flaked Out re: Iran, Is the United Arab Emirates backing off Conflict?

After Trump Flaked Out re: Iran, Is the United Arab Emirates backing off Conflict?

By Stasa Salacanin | – The recently-held meetings between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iranian officials have caught many by surprise, particularly given that, […]

Stasa Salacanin

Islamophobia
Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

“The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who wears a turban, won a round of applause in the Commons for asking an angry and passionate question […]

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Climate Change
Could Climate Crisis' Extreme Weather Threaten American Prosperity?

Could Climate Crisis’ Extreme Weather Threaten American Prosperity?

By Gary W. Yohe | – Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas, which leads to […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump Pilfers Billions from cyber-security, Puerto Rico in Pentagon Budget for Great White Wall

Trump Pilfers Billions from cyber-security, Puerto Rico in Pentagon Budget for Great White Wall

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne at CNN report that Trump is stealing $3.6 billion from 127 projects in the Defense […]

Juan Cole

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