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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*
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There’s no Such thing as Someone Else’s Children*

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Medford, a city of 60,000 people in Massachusetts, voted to pass an historic ordinance to divest from […]

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

“Red Wine!” – the Nightingale cries to the Rose: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:6

08/27/2025 By Juan Cole

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

Thugs R Us: How MAGA Uses Violence to Consolidate Power

08/27/2025 By Andrea Mazzarino

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Lifting from the Bottom: How to Survive Donald Trump’s America

Lifting from the Bottom: How to Survive Donald Trump’s America

By Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes ( Tomdispatch.com ) – “If they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when […]

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What will Trump’s Second Term mean for the Middle East?

What will Trump’s Second Term mean for the Middle East?

Trabzon, Turkey (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The U.S. presidential elections are among the most consequential for the Middle East, second only to elections […]

Hamdullah Baycar

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 […]

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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

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