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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

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

01/31/2026 By The Conversation

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

01/31/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

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Arab World
From Raybans to Portrait Underwear: Sisi-Mania floods Egypt with Kitsch

From Raybans to Portrait Underwear: Sisi-Mania floods Egypt with Kitsch

(By Leila Zaki Chakravarti) Egypt’s current political scene is marked by ’Sisi-mania’, as the new leader’s supporters scramble to snap up the latest items of […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Former FBI Agent: NYPD's Muslim-Spying Demographics Unit Was Almost Completely Useless

Former FBI Agent: NYPD’s Muslim-Spying Demographics Unit Was Almost Completely Useless

Certain demographics are desirable. 18-34? Taste-makers and early adopters. 35-49? Money. Muslim and New York City resident? Being a member of this group meant (until recently) having First Amendment-protected activities being closely scrutinized by…

Juan Cole

Israel
Israel okayed nearly 14,000 squatter homes on Palestinian land during talks with Palestinians

Israel okayed nearly 14,000 squatter homes on Palestinian land during talks with Palestinians

Israel approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli settlement watchdog said Tuesday as the negotiation period formally ended. Figures quoted by Peace Now showed that during…

Juan Cole

Climate Change
If you are younger than 29, you've never experienced a cooler than average Month: March Was 4th Warmest on Record Globally

If you are younger than 29, you’ve never experienced a cooler than average Month: March Was 4th Warmest on Record Globally

By Andrea Thompson Follow @AndreaTWeather March 2014 was the fourth-warmest March on record globally, according to recently released NASA data, making it the 349th month — more than 29 years — in which global temperatures were above the historic…

Juan Cole

Featured
The Sterling Racism Scandal: What about Associating with Muslim People?

The Sterling Racism Scandal: What about Associating with Muslim People?

(By Juan Cole) LA Clippers owner Donald Tokowitz Sterling is alleged to have told Maria Vanessa Perez (“V. Stiviano”) off for putting up an Instagram […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
New FCC Rules Will Put "Stake in Internet's Heart"

New FCC Rules Will Put “Stake in Internet’s Heart”

(By Jon Queally) Defenders of an open, innovative and fair internet are up in arms Thursday after learning the Federal Communications Commission is about to […]

Juan Cole

Bill of Rights
The Impunity of American Torture:  From Abu Ghraib to Sen. Feinstein's Brawl with the CIA

The Impunity of American Torture: From Abu Ghraib to Sen. Feinstein’s Brawl with the CIA

(by Karen J. Greenberg via Tomdispatch.com) It’s mind-boggling. Torture is still up for grabs in America. No one questions anymore whether the CIA waterboarded one […]

Juan Cole

Featured
John Kerry admits Israeli Apartheid; and 5 Ways he is Understating It

John Kerry admits Israeli Apartheid; and 5 Ways he is Understating It

(By Juan Cole) In a closed-room meeting of the Trilateral Commission last Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel is on the verge […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
A Widening War:  Iraq  intervenes in Syria with Helicopter Gunships

A Widening War: Iraq intervenes in Syria with Helicopter Gunships

(By Juan Cole) For the first time, Iraqi helicopter gunships have crossed the border to hit a target inside Syria. They destroyed 8 fuel tankers […]

Juan Cole

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