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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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Islam
Building Bridges: Juan Cole Interview on Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires

Building Bridges: Juan Cole Interview on Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires

Andrew C Condon interviewed me in this podcast on my new book abut peace themes in the Qur’an and the life of the Prophet Muhammad. […]

Juan Cole

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No, Trump did not Defeat ISIL: He Executed Obama's Plan

No, Trump did not Defeat ISIL: He Executed Obama’s Plan

American, Lefist-Kurdish Flags raised Over ISIL’s last Sliver of Territory in E. Syria

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Conspiracy, collusion: What Mueller’s probe has told us so far

Conspiracy, collusion: What Mueller’s probe has told us so far

In two conspiracy indictments Mueller described a cohesive effort under the auspices of Russian President Vladimir Putin to interfere in the 2016 presidential election

AFP

Donald Trump
Leaked Audio Exposes Oil & Gas Execs Laughing With Joy Over Cozy Access to Trump Officials

Leaked Audio Exposes Oil & Gas Execs Laughing With Joy Over Cozy Access to Trump Officials

By Jon Queally, staff writer |- (Commondreams.org) – “It’s really a new world for us and very, very helpful,” said powerful fossil fuel lobby group’s […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
As Netanyahu’s Israel becomes Associated with Trump, Democrats Flee its Lobbies

As Netanyahu’s Israel becomes Associated with Trump, Democrats Flee its Lobbies

Some analysts say Trump’s staunch support for Netanyahu has to do with evangelical Christians, a loyal constituency

AFP

Donald Trump
How Trump's Recognition of Israeli Usurpation of Syrian Golan Strengthens Iran, Russia in ME

How Trump’s Recognition of Israeli Usurpation of Syrian Golan Strengthens Iran, Russia in ME

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s call for recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, a part of Syria, is intended to help […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
ExxonMobil & 4 other Oil Giants Spent $1 bn on Greenwashing PR, $100 bn on New Fossil Fuels

ExxonMobil & 4 other Oil Giants Spent $1 bn on Greenwashing PR, $100 bn on New Fossil Fuels

“How can we accept that companies spending hundreds of millions lobbying against EU reaching the Paris agreement are still granted access to decision makers?

AFP

Iran
Trump had to Sneak into Iraq.  Iran's Rouhani was Welcomed with Open Arms

Trump had to Sneak into Iraq. Iran’s Rouhani was Welcomed with Open Arms

President Rouhani’s recent visit to Baghdad demonstrates Iran’s increased regional role at the expense of the US

Middle East Monitor

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How to Move beyond Simplistic Debates that Demonize Islam

How to Move beyond Simplistic Debates that Demonize Islam

Communities and nations that foster an environment of diversity in everyday life tend to enhance security of their people

The Conversation

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