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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Iran
Saudi Arabia Pursues 'Cautious Detente' With Longtime Rival Iran despite Looming Trump 2.0

Saudi Arabia Pursues ‘Cautious Detente’ With Longtime Rival Iran despite Looming Trump 2.0

By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/ RL ) – Iran and Saudi Arabia have been bitter rivals for decades, vying to lead competing branches of Islam […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Climate Crisis
Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening Ocean Circulation, speeding up Warming down South

Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening Ocean Circulation, speeding up Warming down South

By Laurie Menviel, UNSW Sydney and Gabriel Pontes, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the “great global ocean conveyor […]

The Conversation

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“Gaza Yet Stands:”  Legendary Journalist Bob Scheer interviews Juan Cole on his new Book

“Gaza Yet Stands:” Legendary Journalist Bob Scheer interviews Juan Cole on his new Book

Legendary journalist Bob Scheer interviewed me about my new book, “Gaza Yet Stands,” for his Scheerpost radio program, which is also available at YouTube . […]

Juan Cole

Congress
Crackpot U.S. Senator Threatens to Invade Netherlands over ICC Warrants against Israel’s Netanyahu

Crackpot U.S. Senator Threatens to Invade Netherlands over ICC Warrants against Israel’s Netanyahu

( Middle East Monitor ) – US Senator, Tom Cotton, has threatened military action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued arrest warrants […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Will Washington pressure Ankara to reverse its anti-Israel actions? Turkey Turns Screws on Israel

Will Washington pressure Ankara to reverse its anti-Israel actions? Turkey Turns Screws on Israel

By Philip Balboni ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Since October 7, 2023, Turkey has occupied an awkward and uncertain role amid the ongoing […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Donald Trump
What could go Wrong? Some wealthy Jewish Americans risk alliance with Trump's White Christian Nationalism

What could go Wrong? Some wealthy Jewish Americans risk alliance with Trump’s White Christian Nationalism

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A small coterie of wealthy Jewish Americans are perversely giddy and glowing over convicted criminal Donald Trump’s […]

H. Scott Prosterman

International Criminal Court
The Int’l Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, charging War Crimes

The Int’l Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, charging War Crimes

By Catherine Gegout, University of Nottingham | – (The Conversation) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister, Benjamin […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
A Final Speech from the Great Disruptor (If only in my Dreams)

A Final Speech from the Great Disruptor (If only in my Dreams)

( Tomdispatch.com ) – My inbox is full of lament (and encouragement). My Instagram feed is full of anger and “the arc of the moral […]

Frida Berrigan

Christianity
Pope Francis Calls for Painstaking Investigation into Whether Israeli War on Gaza is a Genocide

Pope Francis Calls for Painstaking Investigation into Whether Israeli War on Gaza is a Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pope Francis has a new book, Hope never disappoints. Pilgrims towards a better world. The English version is not out […]

Juan Cole

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