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Bad Bunny at the Superbowl: Puerto Ricans are Americans, but the US is Guilty of Neglect
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Bad Bunny at the Superbowl: Puerto Ricans are Americans, but the US is Guilty of Neglect

Juan Cole

Puerto Ricans are subject to taxation without representation, which is against everything the Constitution otherwise stands for

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing  against Palestinians Escalate

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing against Palestinians Escalate

02/10/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

02/10/2026 By Juan Cole

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Islam
Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" video Decried as Blasphemous by Some Muslims

Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” video Decried as Blasphemous by Some Muslims

Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” music video, set in ancient Egypt, has stirred controversy because of a scene where a man is struck down who is […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Dick Cheney Broke US Military, now blames Obama for Cuts

Dick Cheney Broke US Military, now blames Obama for Cuts

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has lambasted the Obama administration for its announcement that it will cut 8% out of the military budget and reduce […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Angelina Jolie launches Syria Refugee Appeal; UNICEF: 2,000 Syrian Children in Lebanon at Risk of Death

Angelina Jolie launches Syria Refugee Appeal; UNICEF: 2,000 Syrian Children in Lebanon at Risk of Death

(UNICEF writes): UNICEF report: Silent threat emerging among Syrian refugee children in Lebanon BEIRUT, 25 February 2014 – A UNICEF-led joint nutrition assessment on the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
India's New Large-Scale Solar Projects will add 2 Gigawatts to its Grid

India’s New Large-Scale Solar Projects will add 2 Gigawatts to its Grid

Two gigawatts (GW) worth of new large-scale solar energy projects will soon be constructed in the nation of India, according to the country’s finance minister Shri Chidambaram. During his interim budget speech earlier this week, Chidambaram stated…

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Climate Change
A World Multiply Endangered:  Horseman of the Four Apocalypses

A World Multiply Endangered: Horseman of the Four Apocalypses

(Ira Chernus) For those of us of a certain age, it seems as if the world has always been ending.  It’s easy now to forget […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Obama Plans for complete US Withdrawal from Afghanistan in December

Obama Plans for complete US Withdrawal from Afghanistan in December

(By Juan Cole) America’s longest war may be over by the end of this year, and it is making Afghans and neighbors like Pakistan nervous. […]

Juan Cole

Israeli firms get top honors at premier cyber-security show

Israeli firms get top honors at premier cyber-security show

Statistics show that Israel is a global cyber-defense power, said head of the National Cyber Bureau

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Write French? Open a blog on The Times of Israel Français

Write French? Open a blog on The Times of Israel Français

Got something of value to say? Use our journalistic blog platform and spread the word

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Arab Spring
As Egyptian Gov't Falls, Leftist Presidential Candidate seeks Youth Vote

As Egyptian Gov’t Falls, Leftist Presidential Candidate seeks Youth Vote

(Via AFP) Egypt presidential hopeful fears return to autocracy (via AFP) Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi said he fears a return to autocratic rule in Egypt, […]

Juan Cole

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