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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?
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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Farhang Jahanpour

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

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Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

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Will a Multi-Polar World be more Peaceful?  The Failure of the Project for a New American Empire

Will a Multi-Polar World be more Peaceful? The Failure of the Project for a New American Empire

(By Tom Engelhardt) There is, it seems, something new under the sun. Geopolitically speaking, when it comes to war and the imperial principle, we may […]

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Barack Obama
Don't Let the Global 1% off the Hook:  Obama should Press Saudi State on Human Rights when he Visits Riyadh

Don’t Let the Global 1% off the Hook: Obama should Press Saudi State on Human Rights when he Visits Riyadh

(By Sarah Leah Whitson) President Barack Obama The White House   Dear President Obama, As you prepare for your upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, we […]

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Egypt
The Crimean Crisis and the Middle East:  Will Syria & Iran be the Winners?

The Crimean Crisis and the Middle East: Will Syria & Iran be the Winners?

(By Juan Cole) The Russian intervention in the Crimea is more direct and dramatic than the one in Syria, with actual troops deployed. But there […]

Juan Cole

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Solar Power In Movies (In honor of the Oscars)

Solar Power In Movies (In honor of the Oscars)

Originally published on Mosaic. By John Steller. From sci-fi to drama and adventure, movies capture our attention and spur imagination like no other medium. In recent years, as the solar industry has grabbed our attention with increasing efficiency…

Juan Cole

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From Ben Affleck and George Clooney to Madonna and Bono: A scorecard for celebrities in Africa

From Ben Affleck and George Clooney to Madonna and Bono: A scorecard for celebrities in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya — This Wednesday, Ben Affleck testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as an expert on Africa. Yes, Ben Affleck: actor-director Ben Affleck, Argo Ben Affleck and, lest we forget, J-Lo Ben Affleck. Ben Affleck, whose tuxedo…

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Expelled from their homes by Israel, Palestinian Refugees in Syria's Yarmouk Camp now Starving in midst of War

Expelled from their homes by Israel, Palestinian Refugees in Syria’s Yarmouk Camp now Starving in midst of War

Israeli negotiators repeatedly refuse to consider a right of return for Palestinians Israelis expelled from Palestine to refugee camps in the region. But refugees are […]

Juan Cole

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A New Crimean War?  (Update: Stuff's Getting Real)

A New Crimean War? (Update: Stuff’s Getting Real)

(Juan Cole) Tensions have continued to build in Ukraine’s Crimea since I wrote about it a few days ago. On Saturday, The Russian parliament authorized […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Assad Regime’s Drought Response Triggered Syrian War

Assad Regime’s Drought Response Triggered Syrian War

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, February 28, 2014 (ENS) – The long drought that gripped Syria from 2006 through 2010 was a trigger of the conflict that has torn the country apart with devastating consequences, finds new research from a Dutch scientist.…

Juan Cole

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The Real Scientists: CO2 higher than in past 800,000 Years & World is Getting Hot!

The Real Scientists: CO2 higher than in past 800,000 Years & World is Getting Hot!

(By Jacob Chamberlain) Climate change is accelerating full steam ahead and immediate action is neccessary, leading scientists from two countries clarified in an educational guide […]

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