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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)
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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)

H. Patricia Hynes

Health inequalities cannot be eliminated without addressing the injustice that contribute to weathering – the physical toll

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

01/02/2026 By Common Dreams

Gaza:  Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

Gaza: Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

01/02/2026 By International Middle East Media Center

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Iraq:   Is the Battle of Amerli a Turning Point?

Iraq: Is the Battle of Amerli a Turning Point?

By Juan Cole The Iraqi military is maintaining that it has successfully relieved the town of Amerli (pop. 15,000) in northern Iraq from a siege […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Could a Palestinian Boycott Pinch Israeli Economy?

Could a Palestinian Boycott Pinch Israeli Economy?

NABLUS (Ma’an) — In the last two months, Palestinians across the West Bank have begun heeding calls to boycott Israeli goods in increasing numbers as […]

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Iraq
Iraq Crisis:  Will Sunni Tribes of Besieged Falluja Turn on IS There?

Iraq Crisis: Will Sunni Tribes of Besieged Falluja Turn on IS There?

By Mustafa Habib | Fallujah | via Niqash.org Recently most of the attention has been on northern Iraq. But military action in western Iraq has […]

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Eastern Europe
Ukraine:  What is the word for What is Happening There?

Ukraine: What is the word for What is Happening There?

By Daisy Sindelar via RFE/RL Oleksandr Chernov, a doctor and journalist from eastern Ukraine, spent 10 days as a captive of pro-Russian separatists based in […]

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Constitution
Should Americans be allowed to Serve in Foreign Armies?

Should Americans be allowed to Serve in Foreign Armies?

AJ+ “An American, Douglas McAuthur McCain was killed fighting for the Islamic State group (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL) in Syria. He’s not the […]

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Israelis Alarmed as al-Qaeda Captures Golan, UN Peacekeepers

Israelis Alarmed as al-Qaeda Captures Golan, UN Peacekeepers

By Juan Cole Israel now has a border with al-Qaeda! Israeli observers have been alarmed by the capture of the Quneitra checkpoint between Syria and […]

Juan Cole

Arab Americans
World-Renowned Historian Natalie Zemon Davis Pleads Case of Steven Salaita with U-Illinois

World-Renowned Historian Natalie Zemon Davis Pleads Case of Steven Salaita with U-Illinois

Natalie Zemon Davis , among our most distinguished living historians and past president of the American Historical Association, has written a heartfelt appeal to Chancellor […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Obama, al-Assad and ISIL update FB Status:  It's Complicated

Obama, al-Assad and ISIL update FB Status: It’s Complicated

AJ+ AJ+ Will The US Bomb IS Group (AKA ISIS) In Syria?

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ISIS:  How to Defeat a Phony "Caliphate"

ISIS: How to Defeat a Phony “Caliphate”

By John Esposito via Huffington Post Containing and ultimately defeating ISIS will require both short and long-term response. ISIS expansion has been made possible by […]

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