“Russia’s role in Iranian history since the nineteenth century is well known, to be sure. But especially for the period until World War I, it […]
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Donald Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources isn’t about the Climate
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Ancient oak trees rise above gigantic boulders scattered across a high desert mesa in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. This is Oak […]
My Palestine: An Impossible Exile
Review of Mohammad Tarbush, My Palestine: An Impossible Exile (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024) Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– –– It […]
Rümeysa Öztürk freed, as Judge Warns of Grave Threat to Free Speech
“There has been no evidence that has been introduced by the government other than the op-ed,” U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said, referring to […]
Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind
In need of capital to rebuild, Syrian men are staying in neighbouring countries to work while their wives head home By Melissa Pawson and Mahmoud […]
When Politics Leaves Reality Behind
Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The traditional left–right political spectrum no longer captures the forces driving division in America today. That model works […]
The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza
Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza. By John Feffer ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Maybe you remember […]
Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile
By Heather Laird, University College Cork (The Conversation) – Palestinian literature is unique. It stands apart for its ability to capture a nation’s identity in […]
Antisemitism Awareness Act – Protecting Jews from What?
Last year, Congress proposed the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) (S.558 and H.R. 1007) to combat anti-Semitism, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and […]
Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the Door for Annexation of the West Bank
By Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London Israel’s security cabinet has announced a plan to “capture” the whole of the Gaza Strip. The […]