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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran
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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Juan Cole

How the Ghost of Renee Nicole Good Haunts Trump’s Response to Iran’s Protests

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

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Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

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Top attempts by Dictators to Shut down Twitter in Mideast (including Turkey’s PM Erdogan)

Top attempts by Dictators to Shut down Twitter in Mideast (including Turkey’s PM Erdogan)

(By Juan Cole) Trying to close down social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube has been a desperate ploy of dictatorial regimes throughout the […]

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Israel
US Special Interest Groups in the Middle East Peace Process

US Special Interest Groups in the Middle East Peace Process

(by Mahmoud M.A. Abdou) In this post, Mahmoud Abdou presents a summary of his book The Middle East Peace Process and U.S. Special Interest Groups. […]

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Google's Larry Page: We can't Have NSA Spying and a Functioning Democracy

Google’s Larry Page: We can’t Have NSA Spying and a Functioning Democracy

Google’s Page says US online spying threatens democracy (via AFP) Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a […]

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Climate Change: ‘Abrupt,’ ‘Unpredictable,’ ‘Irreversible’ and ‘Highly Damaging’

Climate Change: ‘Abrupt,’ ‘Unpredictable,’ ‘Irreversible’ and ‘Highly Damaging’

In a rare move, the world’s largest scientific society released a report nudging the public to wake up to the scientifically sound and increasingly frightening reality of climate change. “As scientists, it is not our role to tell people what they…

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Domestic Surveillance
Col. Manners on the Protocols of CIA Torture and his Love for the NSA's Aunt Zelda

Col. Manners on the Protocols of CIA Torture and his Love for the NSA’s Aunt Zelda

(By Tom Engelhardt for Tomdispatch) [Editor’s note]: Our old friend Colonel Manners (ret.) made his first appearance at TomDispatch last October.  Today, he’s back for the third time.  […]

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On Iranian New Year, Russia hints it May Swing Support to Tehran over Crimea Sanctions

On Iranian New Year, Russia hints it May Swing Support to Tehran over Crimea Sanctions

(By Juan Cole) Iran may have gotten a New Year’s gift via the Crimea crisis, as Russia threatens to play the Iran card over proposed […]

Juan Cole

The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney

The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney

The Northern Storm Brigade: It’s History, Current Status, and Why It Matters By Chris Looney [clooney@colgate.edu] reporting from Turkey For Syria Comment, March 18, 2014 […]

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Climate Change and the Rise of Genghis Khan

Climate Change and the Rise of Genghis Khan

Mild weather may have propelled rise of Genghis Khan (via AFP) A pleasantly warm and wet spell in central Mongolia eight centuries ago may have […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Look who’s Complaining about BP being allowed back into the Gulf  (Editorial Cartoon)

Look who’s Complaining about BP being allowed back into the Gulf (Editorial Cartoon)

(By Paul Jamiol) From Jamiol’s World

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