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The Rise and Coming Fall of Trumpian Fascism
Authoritarianism

The Rise and Coming Fall of Trumpian Fascism

Andrew Kolin

Hamburg, NY (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There are so many reasons to be pessimistic about actions taken by the Trump administration. The way […]

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UN: “Extreme Concern” as Netanyahu Orders “Powerful” Israeli Strikes on Gaza, killing 21

UN: “Extreme Concern” as Netanyahu Orders “Powerful” Israeli Strikes on Gaza, killing 21

10/29/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

Trump is trying Hard to do a bad Job, and that Works for Him; Not so much, for Us

Trump is trying Hard to do a bad Job, and that Works for Him; Not so much, for Us

10/29/2025 By Rebecca Gordon

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Bush Falsely Promised a New Iraq, but now it is being Forged by Crowds in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square

Bush Falsely Promised a New Iraq, but now it is being Forged by Crowds in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square

After the death of hundreds of people since the eruption of Iraq’s revolution in October, there is no return to the old system.

Open Democracy

Christianity
Would Refugee Baby Jesus have been Torn from Mary’s Arms by Trump?

Would Refugee Baby Jesus have been Torn from Mary’s Arms by Trump?

Revised Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – – In this political season in which refugees have become a political football, it is worthwhile remembering that […]

Juan Cole

Brazil
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon

Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon

By Liberty Vittert | – This year, I was on the judging panel for the Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Decade. Much like […]

The Conversation

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That’s not Good. Popular ToTok App is Emirates Spyware

That’s not Good. Popular ToTok App is Emirates Spyware

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – ( Lily Hay Newman at Wired explores the implications of the revelation that the ToTok app is actually spyware for […]

Juan Cole

Solar Energy
Germany's Solar Power Revived by Home Batteries, Hopes for Skyscraper Rooftop PV

Germany’s Solar Power Revived by Home Batteries, Hopes for Skyscraper Rooftop PV

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Solar power in Germany has bottomed out from its breakdown a few years back […]

Clean Energy Wire

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The US Gov’t Lied About Success in the Afghanistan War . . . and in Vietnam

The US Gov’t Lied About Success in the Afghanistan War . . . and in Vietnam

By Gordon Adams | – The Washington Post has, after more than two years of investigation, revealed that senior foreign policy officials in the White […]

The Conversation

Counter-Terrorism
Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?

Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?

(Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s the question at hand — and I guarantee you that you’ll read it here first: Is Donald Trump the second or even […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Under Int'l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues

Under Int’l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues

N.B. The day after we published this piece, the Israeli government reversed itself and issued permits to Gaza Christians to visit their holy sites at […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
On the Verge of a New Kind of Culture: How Youth Changed the Climate Movement

On the Verge of a New Kind of Culture: How Youth Changed the Climate Movement

By Mike Males | – ( Yes! Magazine) – Frustrated with a lack of process on curbing climate change, young activists are taking matters into […]

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