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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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Israeli Blockade of Gaza Causing Contaminated Water, 25% of Illnesses and 12% of Infant Deaths

Israeli Blockade of Gaza Causing Contaminated Water, 25% of Illnesses and 12% of Infant Deaths

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Abeer Butmeh writes at Al Jazeera English that because of the Israeli blockade on Gaza, equipment for water purification has […]

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Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis after Disappointing COP 25: "The Science is Screaming!"

Climate Crisis after Disappointing COP 25: “The Science is Screaming!”

(Special to Informed Comment) – In the wake of the disappointing UN COP 25 climate conference in Madrid, thousands of climate scientists are exhorting governments […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Israel/ Palestine
Outlaw State: Israel Accelerates Colonization of Palestinian West Bank 3 Years after UN Security Council Condemnation

Outlaw State: Israel Accelerates Colonization of Palestinian West Bank 3 Years after UN Security Council Condemnation

(Middle East Monitor ) – Three years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2334. With fourteen members voting in favour and one abstention, […]

Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump
Did Plato’s Republic warn Democracies about Trump 2,394 Years Ago?

Did Plato’s Republic warn Democracies about Trump 2,394 Years Ago?

By Matthew Sharpe | – Western philosophy is a series of footnotes to Plato, the old saying goes. And The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
In Wake of "Afghanistan Papers" Scandal, Trump to Yank Out 4,000 Troops

In Wake of “Afghanistan Papers” Scandal, Trump to Yank Out 4,000 Troops

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – VOA reports that Trump will pull 4,000 US troops from Afghanistan, leaving less than 9,000 in country. Of the 13,000 […]

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Pentagon
The Military-Industrial State Just Keeps Getting More Expensive for the Rest of US

The Military-Industrial State Just Keeps Getting More Expensive for the Rest of US

By William D. Hartung | – (Tomdispatch.com) – I’ve been writing critiques of the Pentagon, the national security state, and America’s never-ending military overreach since […]

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Donald Trump
Result of 50 yrs of the New Right: Trump Will Stay, GOP will Cling to Him

Result of 50 yrs of the New Right: Trump Will Stay, GOP will Cling to Him

By J.M. Opal | – Donald Trump is no Richard Nixon. Nixon was a bully, a cynic and a crook who did all kinds of […]

The Conversation

Mental Health
Who’s Afraid of Medicare for All?

Who’s Afraid of Medicare for All?

Not ordinary Democrats or independents — just insurance companies, lobbyists, and old-line politicians.

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Fossil Fuels cause Climate Crisis and Wars: Turkey forces Israeli Ship to leave research on Cyprus Undersea Gas

Fossil Fuels cause Climate Crisis and Wars: Turkey forces Israeli Ship to leave research on Cyprus Undersea Gas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Daily Sabah is reporting that a couple of weeks ago the Turkish navy made an Israeli research vessel leave […]

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