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Siamese Criminals: Trump and Netanyahu
Donald Trump

Siamese Criminals: Trump and Netanyahu

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Convicted felon Donald Trump is now trying to intimidate the Israeli Judiciary into cancelling the three criminal […]

Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Judge and Ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his Adventures

Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Judge and Ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his Adventures

07/01/2025 By The Conversation

Cow most Sacred: Why Military Spending remains Untouchable

Cow most Sacred: Why Military Spending remains Untouchable

07/01/2025 By Andrew J. Bacevich

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Israel/ Palestine
Creeping Ethnic Cleansing as Israel Demolishes 18 more Palestinian-owned Buildings

Creeping Ethnic Cleansing as Israel Demolishes 18 more Palestinian-owned Buildings

By Rasheed Hassan | – The Israeli occupation authorities demolished 18 Palestinian-owned residential buildings this week in Sur Bahir, just 2 or 3 km from […]

Middle East Monitor

United Kingdom
Boris Johnson and the New Battle of Britain: Can Labour Keep UK in Europe?

Boris Johnson and the New Battle of Britain: Can Labour Keep UK in Europe?

(Foreign Policy in Focus ) – As hard Brexiteer Boris Johnson takes over, Labour is finally coming down on the side of Remain. Will it […]

John Feffer

Afghanistan
Why Afghanistan peace is key to rebuilding relations between the US and Pakistan

Why Afghanistan peace is key to rebuilding relations between the US and Pakistan

By Scott Lucas and Umer Karim | – At times, the press conference in the White House was surreal. While Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, […]

The Conversation

Civil Rights
Trump's Supreme Court overturns Magna Carta (1215) and Montesquieu (1748) for Sultan Donald John

Trump’s Supreme Court overturns Magna Carta (1215) and Montesquieu (1748) for Sultan Donald John

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US Supreme Court on Friday, by a 5-4 Republican Party majority, temporarily ruled to allow Trump to divert monies […]

Juan Cole

United Kingdom
Perfidious Albion? Is UK PM Boris Johnson an Islamophobic, anti-Immigrant, anti-Gay Bigot?

Perfidious Albion? Is UK PM Boris Johnson an Islamophobic, anti-Immigrant, anti-Gay Bigot?

By Luke Reader | – After the election of Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, does Britain have a populist, nativist politician […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
How Israeli Schools Erase or Demonize Palestinians for the Next Generation

How Israeli Schools Erase or Demonize Palestinians for the Next Generation

By Asa Winstanley | @AsaWinstanley | – Dissident Israeli scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan’s important academic study, “Palestine in Israeli School Books” is essential reading for anyone […]

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
Where does Elizabeth Warren Stand on War and Peace?

Where does Elizabeth Warren Stand on War and Peace?

In the last few months Senator Elizabeth Warren has gained ground in public opinion polls tracking the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. In […]

Reese Erlich

Climate Change
Scotland Renewables making enough Electricity to power Two Scotlands and other Wind Power Successes

Scotland Renewables making enough Electricity to power Two Scotlands and other Wind Power Successes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As The Independent put it in its headline, for the first six months of this year, Scotland generated enough electricity […]

Juan Cole

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Without Political Boycotts, the Civil Rights Movement Might have failed: Congress is gutting Constitution to Protect Israeli War Crimes

Without Political Boycotts, the Civil Rights Movement Might have failed: Congress is gutting Constitution to Protect Israeli War Crimes

Ann Arbor (informed Comment) – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed by a 398-17 margin a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement […]

Juan Cole

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