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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Yes, Liz Cheney, AOC is right that US is Running Concentration Camps for Refugees

Yes, Liz Cheney, AOC is right that US is Running Concentration Camps for Refugees

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been under fire for an Instagram message she sent out in which she characterized the holding facilities […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
UN Investigator Seeks Criminal Probe of Khashoggi Murder, Accusing Saudi Crown Prince

UN Investigator Seeks Criminal Probe of Khashoggi Murder, Accusing Saudi Crown Prince

Top Rights Body Should Monitor Saudi Abuses

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Kushner's Bahrain conference collapsing--No Palestine, Israel Officials, charges of attempting to Buy off Palestinians

Kushner’s Bahrain conference collapsing–No Palestine, Israel Officials, charges of attempting to Buy off Palestinians

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt has stated that next week’s Bahrain economic workshop is the first part of the United State’s […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
America’s Suicide Epidemic is Hitting Trump’s Base Hard

America’s Suicide Epidemic is Hitting Trump’s Base Hard

(Tomdispatch.com) – We hear a lot about suicide when celebrities like Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade die by their own hand. Otherwise, it seldom makes […]

Rajan Menon

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Solar Growing by leaps and Bounds in India, fueling Irrigation and Jobs

Solar Growing by leaps and Bounds in India, fueling Irrigation and Jobs

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar energy is one of the fastest-growing energy sectors in the world, and has the great advantage of producing no […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Israel Deliberately wounding Palestinian Civilians in Gaza?

Is Israel Deliberately wounding Palestinian Civilians in Gaza?

By Asa Winstanley | @AsaWinstanley | – A new World Heath Organization report on Gaza this month made for shocking reading. But as usual when […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Change
As Seas Rise, can a political accommodation be made for Islander Refugees?

As Seas Rise, can a political accommodation be made for Islander Refugees?

By Sarah M. Munoz | – Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions where sea-level rise […]

The Conversation

Elections
Can Democracy meet Challenge of Far Right Populism, from Brazil to Italy to India and US?

Can Democracy meet Challenge of Far Right Populism, from Brazil to Italy to India and US?

(Foreign Policy in Focus) – Democracy faces a global crisis. And this crisis couldn’t be coming at a worse time. If you’re a supporter of […]

John Feffer

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Alleging False Flag, Iran Speaker accuses US of Gulf of Oman Tanker Attacks

Alleging False Flag, Iran Speaker accuses US of Gulf of Oman Tanker Attacks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, said Monday that he believed that the United States might have staged the attack […]

Juan Cole

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