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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Chokehold Victim Eric Garner's Mother:  "Justice System Failed Us"

Chokehold Victim Eric Garner’s Mother: “Justice System Failed Us”

AJ+ | — “Dec. 3, 2014, New York City: The widow of Eric Garner, the unarmed black man who died after an NYPD officer killed […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Could Years more of Syrian Civil War be Avoided by Comprehensive Talks with Iran?

Could Years more of Syrian Civil War be Avoided by Comprehensive Talks with Iran?

By James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles The most serious attempt to bring the Syrian regime and representatives of the opposition together around […]

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Islam-hatred
Court allows Glenn Beck to be Sued For Defamation By Saudi He Constantly Defamed

Court allows Glenn Beck to be Sued For Defamation By Saudi He Constantly Defamed

By Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) | — “”The conservative commentator Glenn Beck failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by […]

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Democratic Party
The Beltway Beast:  How two Tribes in D.C. are Destroying the Middle Class

The Beltway Beast: How two Tribes in D.C. are Destroying the Middle Class

By Munir Moon The area inside the Beltway consists of Washington, D.C., and surrounding counties, and what I call the Beast includes defense contractors, lobbyists, […]

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Arab Spring
Cole at the Nation:  Egyptian Left Plans Mock Trial of Mubarak

Cole at the Nation: Egyptian Left Plans Mock Trial of Mubarak

By Juan Cole | — My blog entry at The Nation is out: “After Acquittal, Egypt’s New Left Vows Mock Trial of Mubarak” Excerpt: “A […]

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Iran-Iraq War 2.0?  Iran Flies bombing Raids on Extremists in Iraq

Iran-Iraq War 2.0? Iran Flies bombing Raids on Extremists in Iraq

By Juan Cole | — The US Pentagon is confirming that Iranian F-4 fighter jets have flown bombing missions against Daesh or the so-called ‘Islamic […]

Juan Cole

European Union
In Rebuke to Israel, French Parliament votes Resolution to Recognize Palestine

In Rebuke to Israel, French Parliament votes Resolution to Recognize Palestine

Euronews / France24 | — VIDEO 1 (Euronews): “French MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state The French parliament has voted in favour of recognising the […]

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Colonialism
ISIL, Coins, and the Caliphate: Banking on Idealism

ISIL, Coins, and the Caliphate: Banking on Idealism

By Tareq A. Ramadan It has been recently reported by Daesh (what most Arabs call the self-styled “Islamic State Group” or IS) that it will […]

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Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan:  Can a Bastion of Tolerance and Democracy survive in the Middle East?

Iraqi Kurdistan: Can a Bastion of Tolerance and Democracy survive in the Middle East?

By Richard Foltz | — Having committed ourselves to military involvement in Iraq, we in North America should be asking ourselves exactly what goals we […]

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