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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love
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Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love

Janelle Carlson

The federal government has threatened to starve Minnesota by cutting off SNAP, WIC and other USDA funded programs as retribution.

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

01/17/2026 By Human Rights Watch

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

01/17/2026 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East

Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East

By Hanna Baumann The destruction of tram stations during the protests in East Jerusalem is much more than vandalism, it shows that Palestinians are not […]

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Climate Change
Oil-Rich Iran Planning To Spend $60 Million On Solar PV This Year

Oil-Rich Iran Planning To Spend $60 Million On Solar PV This Year

By James Ayre The US’s sometimes pseudo-antagonist, Iran, is apparently planning to spend $60 million on solar PV power projects this year, according to recent […]

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Democracy
90% of NSA Data from non-Targets, 1/2 accounts had info on US Citizens

90% of NSA Data from non-Targets, 1/2 accounts had info on US Citizens

By Jon Queally Washington Post reveals unprecedented look at how 'voyeuristic' spy agency manages private communications it collects New reporting by the Washington Post based […]

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Featured
5 Most alarming Developments in Iraq

5 Most alarming Developments in Iraq

By Juan Cole 1. Airstrikes killed 7 and wounded 30 in Mosul on Sunday. But it isn’t clear who was flying the planes! The US […]

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Arab Spring
Middle East Crisis:   Juan’s “Ask Me Anything” at Reddit Discussion

Middle East Crisis: Juan’s “Ask Me Anything” at Reddit Discussion

By Juan Cole Mirrored from LevantineWar at Reddit.com I am Juan Cole, author of the new book The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is […]

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Iraq
Shiite Volunteers: Asset for Iraqi Army or Drawback?

Shiite Volunteers: Asset for Iraqi Army or Drawback?

By Daoud al-Ali | Baghdad | niqash | Volunteers on the streets of Baghdad who have responded to the call to defend Iraq. Thousands of […]

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Economy
Highway Patrol Officer aims Knockout Punches at Woman along Freeway

Highway Patrol Officer aims Knockout Punches at Woman along Freeway

CNN: “A highway patrol officer was caught on camera hitting a woman with what a witness says were “knockout punches.” Aviva Shen at Thinkprogress writes: […]

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Egypt
Egypt’s Generation Gap over Gen. al-Sisi: Arguing with your Mom

Egypt’s Generation Gap over Gen. al-Sisi: Arguing with your Mom

By Amr Kotb This conversation about the political situation in Egypt provides a good example of the generational gap numerous young Egyptians are struggeling with. […]

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Israel Lobby
Can Palestinians ever Get a Break in the American Press?

Can Palestinians ever Get a Break in the American Press?

By: Yazan al-Saadi As tragedy and uninterrupted terror strikes the besieged Palestinian population once more, Western media outlets have been busy producing and presenting articles […]

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