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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Top 4 Things Rep. Ilhan Omar was Right about, from Stephen Miller Racism to Trump Impeachment

Top 4 Things Rep. Ilhan Omar was Right about, from Stephen Miller Racism to Trump Impeachment

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week The Southern Poverty Law Center reported from Hatewatch that Trump administration official Stephen Miller spent the period before […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Climate Crisis will Beggar Us: Big Oil needs to Pay for the Damage it Caused

Climate Crisis will Beggar Us: Big Oil needs to Pay for the Damage it Caused

By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin and Bill McKibben | – (Yes! Magazine) – Climate change disproportionately affects poor people and people of color. They should be […]

Yes! Magazine

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A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq

A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq

Once again, people in the Middle East want democratic reforms and an end to corruption and foreign domination. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Lebanese […]

Reese Erlich

Mass Extinction
Is our Civilization Causing the Sixth Great Mass Extinction in Earth's History?

Is our Civilization Causing the Sixth Great Mass Extinction in Earth’s History?

By Frédérik Saltré and Corey J. A. Bradshaw | – For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Iran's Rouhani:  Trump too Erratic to Deal with, but is Open about Ambitions to Steal ME Oil

Iran’s Rouhani: Trump too Erratic to Deal with, but is Open about Ambitions to Steal ME Oil

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said this week that the United States used to justify its military presence in Syria on […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change

All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change

(Tomdispatch.com) – The Situation Room, October 2039: the president and vice president, senior generals and admirals, key cabinet members, and other top national security officers […]

Michael T. Klare

censorship
Beacon on a Hill: Iraq Hitting Protesters so Hard even Medics are Attacked

Beacon on a Hill: Iraq Hitting Protesters so Hard even Medics are Attacked

Fire Teargas, Live Ammunition; Destroy Medical Tents

Human Rights Watch

Iran
How Saudi-Iranian oil rivalry has been shaped by American power

How Saudi-Iranian oil rivalry has been shaped by American power

By Sukru Cildir | – The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, both oil-rich states in the Middle East, has oscillated from co-operation to conflict […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Top 4 Reasons Turkish Pres. Erdogan got a Tense Reception in DC, Despite Trump's Warmth

Top 4 Reasons Turkish Pres. Erdogan got a Tense Reception in DC, Despite Trump’s Warmth

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump warmly hosted Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, praising him to the skies, despite Congressional deep frustration with Turkey […]

Juan Cole

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