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Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences
Donald Trump

Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

Hugh J. Curran

the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

02/22/2026 By Juan Cole

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

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Climate Change already turning China Wetlands into Dust

Euronews | — “Former wetlands in north-west China (Gansu province) have been sucked dry as the climate has changed. It is a stark warning that […]

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Right-Wing Media vs. Reagan On Immigration - How GOP lost the Script

Right-Wing Media vs. Reagan On Immigration – How GOP lost the Script

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Iran
Two Different American Futures:  With an Iran Deal & Without

Two Different American Futures: With an Iran Deal & Without

By Charles Recknagel (RFE/ RL) As the six world powers and Tehran try to reach a deal in Vienna, there is more at stake than […]

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Top 5 Ways Obama Punked the GOP on Immigration; and the 2016 Campaign

Top 5 Ways Obama Punked the GOP on Immigration; and the 2016 Campaign

By Juan Cole | — The 2016 presidential election will be very different from the 2014 congressional midterms just held. In the off years, turnout […]

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Apartheid
Another Domino Falls:  Spanish Parliament votes to Recognize Palestine

Another Domino Falls: Spanish Parliament votes to Recognize Palestine

Euronews: “Spanish MPs have urged their government to recognise the Palestinian state. The a non-binding resolution presented by the socialists won the backing of all […]

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Iran
In Iran, US Choice is a Negotiated Peace Now or the Risk of War

In Iran, US Choice is a Negotiated Peace Now or the Risk of War

By Carlyn Meyer In 2012, Israeli PM Netanyahu stood before the UN General Assembly with a cartoon representation of an “Iranian bomb.” It was filled […]

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astronomy and outer space
How human-emitted Carbon Dioxide Circulates in Earth's Atmosphere (NASA)

How human-emitted Carbon Dioxide Circulates in Earth’s Atmosphere (NASA)

NASA Goddard | — “An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around […]

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Climate Change
How German TV covers climate change: interviews scientist respectfully, disses denialist Politicians

How German TV covers climate change: interviews scientist respectfully, disses denialist Politicians

DW | — “We are joined by Martin Cames who heads the Energy and Climate Division at the Institute for Applied Ecology in Berlin. He […]

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Egypt
The Historical Drivers of Modern Day Developments in Iraq (Cole Interview)

The Historical Drivers of Modern Day Developments in Iraq (Cole Interview)

By Juan Cole, interviewed by Bassam Haddad | — Bassam Haddad, a prominent Syria specialist at George Mason University, interviewed me this fall for the […]

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