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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
Asia

While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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US Press Horrified by Trump's "Shoot Migrants in the Legs" but ignores what Israeli Snipers do to Palestinian Protesters

US Press Horrified by Trump’s “Shoot Migrants in the Legs” but ignores what Israeli Snipers do to Palestinian Protesters

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Americans were horrified to hear that Trump wanted to have US forces at the US-Mexico border to charge migrants with […]

Juan Cole

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The New Age of Protest

The New Age of Protest

(Foreign Policy in Focus) – People are hitting the streets to protest government inaction, repression, and corruption. Does that mean democracy is in trouble or […]

John Feffer

Constitution
How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump's 2020 re-election chances

How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump’s 2020 re-election chances

By Dennis Altman | – The next 13 months will see American politics completely dominated by the fate of Donald Trump. As the House of […]

The Conversation

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A Trumpian Future for our Kids:  A Hot, Sweltering 1984

A Trumpian Future for our Kids: A Hot, Sweltering 1984

By Frida Berrigan | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Okay, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I can’t take the bad news. It’s too much. It’s so […]

Tomdispatch

Campaign Finance
Trump's Ukraine Ask was Criminal; but it Was SCOTUS' Citizens United that Invited Foreign Interference in US Elections

Trump’s Ukraine Ask was Criminal; but it Was SCOTUS’ Citizens United that Invited Foreign Interference in US Elections

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump is accused of soliciting the help of a foreign government to dig dirt on, essentially to do opposition research […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Dry Impeachment alone won't Save our Democracy: The Public has to Get Fired Up

Dry Impeachment alone won’t Save our Democracy: The Public has to Get Fired Up

Congress is officially moving toward impeaching the president. But even then, it’s up to the people to keep our republic.

Yes! Magazine

Donald Trump
Trump’s Assault on the Constitution: Politics as World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Trump’s Assault on the Constitution: Politics as World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

(Otherwords.org ) -Either our system is going to break, or Trump’s finally going to fail. It’s an exhausting drama. Does Trump understand democracy? I’m really […]

Jill Richardson

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Trump v. Duke U.-UNC:  Why the Study of Cultures is Essential to our National Security

Trump v. Duke U.-UNC: Why the Study of Cultures is Essential to our National Security

By Nicholas Tampio | After the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a commission formed to figure out why the attacks occurred. One of the culprits, […]

The Conversation

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As Israel struggles to form a Government, why do its poorest immigrants vote for the right and far right?

As Israel struggles to form a Government, why do its poorest immigrants vote for the right and far right?

By Amandine Desille | – The Israeli election was held on September 17, but it remains unclear who – Benyamin Netanyahu (Likud) or his main […]

The Conversation

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