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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

01/30/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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Climate Change
Will the People’s Climate March be this generation’s March on Washington?

Will the People’s Climate March be this generation’s March on Washington?

By Nick Engelfried On August 28, 1963, 200,000 people swarmed into the nation’s capital for one of the most iconic moments in the civil rights […]

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Democracy
New Iraqi Government:  Less than Meets the Eye?

New Iraqi Government: Less than Meets the Eye?

By Juan Cole The Iraqi parliament finally voted in the government of new Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi on Monday, in what US Secretary of State […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Do Latinos in US have to Change their Names to Get a Job?

Do Latinos in US have to Change their Names to Get a Job?

The Young Turks “”Zamora’s story was the same as those of so many Americans nowadays who are struggling to find a job. Zamora stated that […]

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Iraq
US Fighting ISIL on Social Media

US Fighting ISIL on Social Media

AJ+ The US State Department is taking the fight against Islamic State group and others to social media. Their English-language project called “Think Again Turn […]

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Apartheid
Do Palestinians have Freedom of Assembly?  West Bank Protests Repressed

Do Palestinians have Freedom of Assembly? West Bank Protests Repressed

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinians took part in marches across the West Bank on Friday calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and […]

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Featured
5 Things to Know Today about the Fight Against ISIL

5 Things to Know Today about the Fight Against ISIL

By Juan Cole 1. On Sunday evening, BBC reports that Iraqi fighter jets bombed the villages of al-Riyadh and al-Nirab in the vicinity of Hawija, […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Cole's "The New Arabs" at Firedoglake Book Salon

Cole’s “The New Arabs” at Firedoglake Book Salon

By Juan Cole Firedoglake Book Salon on Juan Cole, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is changing the Middle East See also this recent […]

Juan Cole

Humor
"Have you heard the one about the Ayatollah?":  Iran Hard Liners outraged at Internet Humor

“Have you heard the one about the Ayatollah?”: Iran Hard Liners outraged at Internet Humor

By Golnaz Esfandiari via RFE/RL A friend of the Imam asks him, “Would you like to drink vodka or tequila?” Outraged at the indignity, the […]

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Banking
Elizabeth Warren: Taking on Entrenched Wall Street Interests that have Rigged the Game (Moyers)

Elizabeth Warren: Taking on Entrenched Wall Street Interests that have Rigged the Game (Moyers)

Bill Moyers: “The Massachusetts senator talks to Bill about taking on the entrenched political and Wall Street interests that have rigged the game against the […]

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