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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis
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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by the Sadat Center at the University of Maryland finds a sea change in the American […]

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

08/28/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

08/28/2025 By The Conversation

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Lebanon
Lebanon's Peaceful Protesters have One Demand: The Whole Rotten Elite Must Go

Lebanon’s Peaceful Protesters have One Demand: The Whole Rotten Elite Must Go

By Jenny Gustafsson | – (Via Waging Nonviolence) – Unlike previous movements, demonstrations in Lebanon have spread to all parts of the country and are […]

Waging Nonviolence

Climate Crisis
Germany's Merkel:  World is Heading toward Disastrous Heating unless Rich Countries Drastically Cut CO2

Germany’s Merkel: World is Heading toward Disastrous Heating unless Rich Countries Drastically Cut CO2

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – The earth’s surface temperature will rise by three degrees Celsius [5.4° F.] under current climate targets, meaning CO2 emissions targets […]

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Donald Trump
Iran: Economic Blockade and Crowd Protests were also How the US made the 1953 Coup

Iran: Economic Blockade and Crowd Protests were also How the US made the 1953 Coup

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The crowd protests that grew to affect 100 cities over the weekend in Iran were sparked by the government increasing […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Outrage In Iran Over Hike In Gas Prices As Economic Woes Worsen

Outrage In Iran Over Hike In Gas Prices As Economic Woes Worsen

(RFE/RL) – Iranians are blasting their government for rationing gas and greatly increasing its price, with many concerned that the move will lead to inflation […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Russia
Russian Troops Triumphantly take over US Bases in Syria, Show off Social Media Skills

Russian Troops Triumphantly take over US Bases in Syria, Show off Social Media Skills

By Milan Czerny | – (GlobalVoices.org ) – For Russian soldiers, posting from the battleground was strictly forbidden. Then all of a sudden, it wasn’t […]

Global Voices

Arms Sales
America’s Arms Sales Addiction: The 50-Year History of U.S. Dominance of the Middle Eastern Arms Trade

America’s Arms Sales Addiction: The 50-Year History of U.S. Dominance of the Middle Eastern Arms Trade

(Tomdispatch.com) – It’s no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How do we know? Because he tells […]

William D. Hartung

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Mired in a Trump-Fuelled Recession, 20 Iranian Cities erupt with Gasoline Price Protests

Mired in a Trump-Fuelled Recession, 20 Iranian Cities erupt with Gasoline Price Protests

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Deutsche Welle reports that the tripling of the price of gasoline by the Iranian government very early Friday morning provoked […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Is it Time for a Billionaire Ban?

Is it Time for a Billionaire Ban?

By Negin Owliaei | – The wealthiest Americans dominate our airwaves. Let’s hear from someone else for a change. Bill Gates wants you to know […]

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Donald Trump
Trump’s Anti-Climate Agenda Bolsters his Ambitions for “Freedom Gas”

Trump’s Anti-Climate Agenda Bolsters his Ambitions for “Freedom Gas”

By John Foster | – (Monitor) – When Washington dubbed American gas exports “Freedom Gas” this year, it signalled a new salvo in U.S. competition […]

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