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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Republican Voter Suppression and Election Theft outdoes anything Putin could Dream of

Republican Voter Suppression and Election Theft outdoes anything Putin could Dream of

By Robert P. Alvarez | – (OtherWords.or) – When turnout climbs, Republicans lose. No wonder they’re closing polling places and purging voters all over the […]

Institute for Policy Studies

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Iraq: 17 Rockets target US Base, as Over a Dozen Protesters are Killed in Continued Massive Protests

Iraq: 17 Rockets target US Base, as Over a Dozen Protesters are Killed in Continued Massive Protests

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some 17 katyusha rockets targeted a military base south of Mosul Saturday morning where US troops are based. There are […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Emergency: The Climate Crisis may be Caused by Corporations, but it is Workers Who will Pay

Emergency: The Climate Crisis may be Caused by Corporations, but it is Workers Who will Pay

By Theo Wuest | – 40 percent of Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency — and more emergencies are coming. We’ve already seen why. In […]

OtherWords

Israel/ Palestine
Israel: Would a Prime Minister Benny Gantz Launch a New War on Gaza?

Israel: Would a Prime Minister Benny Gantz Launch a New War on Gaza?

(Middle East Monitor) – Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel’s newly-founded Kahol Lavan – the Blue and White Party – is the rising star of […]

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
If Global Heating Exceeds 3.6° F., Antarctica’s Melt could Raise Seas 60 Feet over Time

If Global Heating Exceeds 3.6° F., Antarctica’s Melt could Raise Seas 60 Feet over Time

By Georgia Rose Grant and Timothy Naish | – We know that our planet has experienced warmer periods in the past, during the Pliocene geological […]

The Conversation

Espionage
Saudis Spied on American Soil to Penetrate Twitter to Bust Critics

Saudis Spied on American Soil to Penetrate Twitter to Bust Critics

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman was behind a Saudi intelligence operation wherein they bribed Twitter employees (now ex-employees) to […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Fitting: Trump will be Impeached for Chasing a Fantastical Conspiracy Theory about Ukraine

Fitting: Trump will be Impeached for Chasing a Fantastical Conspiracy Theory about Ukraine

(Foreign Policy in Focus) – When it comes to Ukraine, Trump has been manipulated as deftly as a mindless marionette. It’s going to cost him. […]

John Feffer

Authoritarianism
Donald Trump’s populist presidency is the real coup, not the impeachment inquiry

Donald Trump’s populist presidency is the real coup, not the impeachment inquiry

By David Edward Tabachnick| – U.S. President Donald Trump and his defenders have repeatedly referred to the ongoing impeachment inquiry as a “political coup” led […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
What hope for a New Generation of US Troops graduating into the Forever Wars?

What hope for a New Generation of US Troops graduating into the Forever Wars?

(Tomdispatch.com) – Patches, pins, medals, and badges are the visible signs of an exclusive military culture, a silent language by which soldiers and officers judge […]

Danny Sjursen

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