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Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ becoming Smokescreen for continued Israeli Genocide
Displaced and Refugees

Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ becoming Smokescreen for continued Israeli Genocide

Juan Cole

Israeli officials responsible for orchestrating, overseeing and materially committing genocide remain in power

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How Turkiye Plans to use the Spotlight of hosting the next UN Climate Summit

How Turkiye Plans to use the Spotlight of hosting the next UN Climate Summit

11/28/2025 By The Conversation

How ‘The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám’ inspired Victorian Hedonists

How ‘The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám’ inspired Victorian Hedonists

11/28/2025 By Aeon

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“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine

“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine

In her latest film, Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir powerfully shows why the 1936 revolt in history is so significant.

The Conversation

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The Netanyahu Cabinet’s Complicity in the Gaza Genocide

The Netanyahu Cabinet’s Complicity in the Gaza Genocide

A classified report by a U.S. government watchdog discovered that Israeli military units have committed hundreds of human rights violations

Dan Steinbock

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza and Sudan: The Rubble and even Blood can be seen by Satellite

Gaza and Sudan: The Rubble and even Blood can be seen by Satellite

The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released repeated satellite imagery showing flattened neighbourhoods and rubble

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Living without a Net in a Trumpian World: The Fate of the Aging

Living without a Net in a Trumpian World: The Fate of the Aging

The recent fright about Social Security offices closing or seniors having to to prove they exist…

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Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture

Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture

Tomer-Yerushalmi freely admits to leaking the video to expose the serious nature of the crimes she was investigating,

H. Scott Prosterman

Displaced and Refugees
The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session

The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session

The Human Rights Council should convene a special session on the Sudan to address the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response

How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response

Research demonstrates that the equivalent of over 32 million tonnes of CO₂ was generated in the first 15 months of the Gaza war.

The Conversation

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On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing:  “All the Vice President’s Men”

On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”

Dick Cheney and the Iraq War – was it about Oil? How Cheney coarsened American politics

Juan Cole

Democratic Socialists of America
Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

It would be nice if all Revolutions were this Cheap! Mamdani’s proposals are eminently affordable

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