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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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Fueling Global Heating: Our Tax System Rewards the Biggest Carbon Criminals

Fueling Global Heating: Our Tax System Rewards the Biggest Carbon Criminals

By Charlie Simmons | – ( Otherwords.org) – Last year, the biggest fossil fuel companies paid zero dollars in taxes — and actually received billions […]

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Democracy
Tunisia Had Successful Democratic Elections, but can the New President face down the Political Elites

Tunisia Had Successful Democratic Elections, but can the New President face down the Political Elites

By Omar Safi | – The election of Kais Saied, a 61-year-old former law professor and political outsider, to the Tunisian presidency was not surprising: […]

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Lebanon
Lebanon: Security Forces Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

Lebanon: Security Forces Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

Riot Police Fired on Crowds with Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets

Human Rights Watch

Barack Obama
No, Trump's Withdrawal from Syria is not Like Obama Leaving Iraq

No, Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria is not Like Obama Leaving Iraq

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some observers are likening Trump’s abrupt departure from Syria and President Barack Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq in 2011. The two […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump Blows it Big Time in Syria: Dumps Kurds as the Empire Crumbles

Trump Blows it Big Time in Syria: Dumps Kurds as the Empire Crumbles

In less than two weeks, President Donald Trump has managed to create a massive and avoidable crisis in Syria. By greenlighting the Turkish invasion of […]

Reese Erlich

Democracy
Thank You, Tunisia: The only Democracy in the Middle East

Thank You, Tunisia: The only Democracy in the Middle East

By Mohammad Ayesh | – The overwhelming election victory of Tunisia’s new President, Kais Saied, and the statements he made in its aftermath send a […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Dem Leadership brands as "Shameful" Pence's Agreement for Turkey "Pause" in Kurdish Areas

Dem Leadership brands as “Shameful” Pence’s Agreement for Turkey “Pause” in Kurdish Areas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mariam Khan at ABC News reports that yesterday speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

Juan Cole

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The Greening of the New Deal

The Greening of the New Deal

The Great Depression and the Climate Crisis, New Deals Then and Now

Tomdispatch

Israel/ Palestine
Are Israel Lobbies Primary Threat to First Amendment? Report Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools

Are Israel Lobbies Primary Threat to First Amendment? Report Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools

By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – “Fanatical Zionists are pushing U.S. state legislatures to pass sweeping new restrictions on free speech.” […]

Common Dreams

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