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Plagues in the Making: RFK Jr. guts CDC, comes for your Children’s Health
Donald Trump

Plagues in the Making: RFK Jr. guts CDC, comes for your Children’s Health

Dan Dinello

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – With a Cabinet full of fascists, fools, drunks, and sycophants, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands out as a […]

“With me along some Strip of Herbage Strown:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:10

“With me along some Strip of Herbage Strown:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:10

09/08/2025 By Juan Cole

Trump threatens UN Visa Ban for Brazil over Pro-Palestine Stance

Trump threatens UN Visa Ban for Brazil over Pro-Palestine Stance

09/08/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Iran
Are the Iran-Trump Tanker, Drone  incidents in the Strait of Hormuz a Form of Guerrilla War?

Are the Iran-Trump Tanker, Drone incidents in the Strait of Hormuz a Form of Guerrilla War?

By Rockford Weitz | – Tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries are flaring again in the Strait of Hormuz. There are competing […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Does Israel’s Netanyahu need another Gaza War to remain Prime Minister (and out of Jail)?

Does Israel’s Netanyahu need another Gaza War to remain Prime Minister (and out of Jail)?

( Middle East Monitor) Media reports of an impending Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip are now a regular occurrence. The frequency of these […]

Ramzy Baroud

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Even Red States are going Solar, dumping Coal, as just Good Business

Even Red States are going Solar, dumping Coal, as just Good Business

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Arizona, despite being GOP-dominated, is number 3 in the US for residential solar power production. In the first quarter of […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
A Total Disgrace': Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won't Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

A Total Disgrace’: Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won’t Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children

“The EPA is endangering the lives of children to protect pesticide industry profits.”

Common Dreams

Displaced and Refugees
Are Syrian Refugees a Danger to the West?

Are Syrian Refugees a Danger to the West?

By Arie Kruglanski, David Webber, Erica Molinario and Katarzyna Jaśko | – While today’s news is full of stories about refugees and migrants to the […]

The Conversation

Climate Change
Changing the Climate Conversation: School Strikes are a Start, but we Need Bank Boycotts and other New Tactics

Changing the Climate Conversation: School Strikes are a Start, but we Need Bank Boycotts and other New Tactics

Strengthening the climate movement requires a rethink of strategy and tactics

Open Democracy

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Is Trump setting the US up for further al-Qaeda attacks by putting Troops in Saudi Arabia?

Is Trump setting the US up for further al-Qaeda attacks by putting Troops in Saudi Arabia?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump is sending US troops to be based in Saudi Arabia, and King Salman has signed off on the paperwork. […]

Juan Cole

Libya
The United Arab Emirates is getting out of Yemen:  Will it Target Libya Next?

The United Arab Emirates is getting out of Yemen: Will it Target Libya Next?

By Abdulaziz Kilani | @AZ_Kilani | – Last week, the United Arab Emirates confirmed its troop drawdown from Yemen, which has raised questions about what […]

Middle East Monitor

Arab Americans
No, John McCain's Response to Obama being Called "an Arab" was not Exemplary: Here's Why

No, John McCain’s Response to Obama being Called “an Arab” was not Exemplary: Here’s Why

A video of Sen. John McCain from the 2008 presidential campaign wherein he disagrees with a woman at one of his campaign rallies about Obama […]

Juan Cole

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