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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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“I am your Retribution:” A Psychoanalyst’s Insight into the Male Rage fueled by Inequality that Propelled Trump to Victory

“I am your Retribution:” A Psychoanalyst’s Insight into the Male Rage fueled by Inequality that Propelled Trump to Victory

Los Angeles (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In our post-election blues, many pundits have started a post-mortem exploration of what went wrong with the […]

Shahrzad Siassi

Israel/ Palestine
North Gaza:  Israel has blocked or delayed 85% of Humanitarian Aid Requests, says UN

North Gaza: Israel has blocked or delayed 85% of Humanitarian Aid Requests, says UN

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United Nations reported that 85 per cent of its requests to coordinate aid convoys and humanitarian access to […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Creating a Genuine Hell on Earth

Creating a Genuine Hell on Earth

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Honestly, what would George Orwell have written about this planet of ours, four decades after that ominous year 1984 passed from […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Crisis
As COP 29 convenes, Human-Caused Climate Change Menaces the Middle East Across Borders

As COP 29 convenes, Human-Caused Climate Change Menaces the Middle East Across Borders

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Centre for Development Policy Management has issued a new report on the threats of human-caused climate change to […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as 'Genocide'

Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as ‘Genocide’

( Middle East Monitor ) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
How the Taliban are seeking to Reshape Afghanistan’s Schools to push their Ideology

How the Taliban are seeking to Reshape Afghanistan’s Schools to push their Ideology

By Enayat Nasir, University at Albany, State University of New York | – (The Conversation) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a […]

The Conversation

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What Rough Beast? President Biden’s Gaza Policy Leaves the Middle East in Flames

What Rough Beast? President Biden’s Gaza Policy Leaves the Middle East in Flames

This is my summation of President Joe Biden’s Middle East policies for Tomdispatch.com. Check out Tom Engelhardt’s searing introduction. And note his recommendation for my […]

Juan Cole

War
Oliver Stone talking about War in San Diego, a military Hub, is a perfect Fit

Oliver Stone talking about War in San Diego, a military Hub, is a perfect Fit

( The San Diego Union-Tribune) – To mark this year’s Veterans Day, the fifth anniversary of the foundation of Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Climate Crisis
Warped Government Priorities make Climate Disasters Worse

Warped Government Priorities make Climate Disasters Worse

When we fund wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of green jobs and disaster recovery, we punish those who can least afford it. ( Otherwords.org […]

Basav Sen

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