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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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Dubai Calls for End to Iran Sanctions, Says no Nuclear Threat

Dubai Calls for End to Iran Sanctions, Says no Nuclear Threat

(By Juan Cole) Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum of Dubai has called in a BBC interview for an end to economic sanctions on Iran if the civilian […]

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NSA Bulk Surveillance has had no Impact on Fighting Terrorism

NSA Bulk Surveillance has had no Impact on Fighting Terrorism

(By Jon Queally) An in-depth analysis of 227 individuals recruited by al Qaida or like-minded groups, and charged in the U.S. with an act of […]

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"Fox was Romney's War Room"; GOP being run by Fox News: Zucker & Gabriel Sherman Agree

“Fox was Romney’s War Room”; GOP being run by Fox News: Zucker & Gabriel Sherman Agree

The new head of CNN, Jeff Zucker, replied to Fox News’ Roger Ailes obituary for CNN by alleging that the Republican Party is being run […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey's Fierce Battle on the Religious Right

Turkey’s Fierce Battle on the Religious Right

(By Ayşe Soysal) … What is happening in Turkey now doesn’t feel like just a simple political disagreement, or even a war-game. It’s an all-out […]

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False Nostalgia:  The Original Fallujah Campaign Destabilized Iraq

False Nostalgia: The Original Fallujah Campaign Destabilized Iraq

(By Juan Cole) We’ve been treated to a rash of articles about how US veterans of the Fallujah campaigns of 2004 are upset about the […]

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Top Ten Ways Ariel Sharon Ruined Israel and the Middle East

Top Ten Ways Ariel Sharon Ruined Israel and the Middle East

(By Juan Cole) Arik Scheinerman, who became Ariel Sharon, was from a Russian family that emigrated to Palestine at a time when Palestinians had been […]

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40 prominent Journalists Call for Release of Detained Colleagues

40 prominent Journalists Call for Release of Detained Colleagues

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: In a strong show of solidarity, nearly 40 correspondents and editors representing 29 international media organizations are calling for the immediate release […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Fossil Fuels causing Antarctic Glacier to Melt Irreversibly, raise Sea Levels

Fossil Fuels causing Antarctic Glacier to Melt Irreversibly, raise Sea Levels

(By AFP) Giant Antarctic glacier beyond point of no return (via AFP) Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest single contributors to world sea-level […]

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Top Ten Things wrong with NSA Surveillance of Americans

Top Ten Things wrong with NSA Surveillance of Americans

(By Peter Van Buren) The debate Edward Snowden envisioned when he revealed the extent of National Security Agency (NSA) spying on Americans has taken a […]

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