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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus

Juan Cole

An Israeli police statement blamed the demonstrators, saying that they had disturbed the peace, closed off streets, damaged buses

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical

01/07/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Trump’s War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk

Trump’s War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk

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The New Neros:  The Koch Bros Profit from Burning the World Up (Halperin Infographic)

The New Neros: The Koch Bros Profit from Burning the World Up (Halperin Infographic)

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Iran
Top 10 reasons to welcome departure of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:  Only the Neocons will miss Him

Top 10 reasons to welcome departure of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Only the Neocons will miss Him

Since he won the Iranian presidential election in 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been an object of fear, vilification and ridicule in Washington DC. I said […]

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Tunisia
Tens of Thousands Rally to support Fundamentalist Government in Tunisia

Tens of Thousands Rally to support Fundamentalist Government in Tunisia

Since the assassination of leftist leader Mohamed Brahmi of the Popular Front on July 25, Tunisia has been thrown into a new round of political […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
"Capturing football fields" of power - Offshore Wind-Wave Energy Farms in Japan and California

“Capturing football fields” of power – Offshore Wind-Wave Energy Farms in Japan and California

For the real-world project, look to Japan: “The world’s first hybrid power generation system is due to be installed off the coast of western Japan […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Oil Spills blacken Today's Environment from Alberta to Thailand:  Wind and Solar are Way Better!

Oil Spills blacken Today’s Environment from Alberta to Thailand: Wind and Solar are Way Better!

1. High pressure steam injection as a technique of getting oil out of the ground has gone very wrong in Canada: Canadian First Nations protest […]

Juan Cole

Islam
The Burka Avenger stands up to Male Chauvinist Taliban on Pakistani TV

The Burka Avenger stands up to Male Chauvinist Taliban on Pakistani TV

The Burka Avenger is a children’s cartoon about a mild-mannered female school teacher in Pakistan who has an alter ego. As the black-clad Burka Avenger, […]

Juan Cole

US politics
How a Bill Becomes Law (George Carlin)

How a Bill Becomes Law (George Carlin)

George Carlin explains how the United States really works. Warning: some profanity (as is appropriate to the subject). The Clip

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Domestic Surveillance
Putin as America's Frenemy:  The Snowden Paradox

Putin as America’s Frenemy: The Snowden Paradox

Russia’s decision on Thursday to grant NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum for one year and allow him freely to live and work in the Russian […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Regime takes Key Homs Neighborhood in advance against Rebels

Syrian Regime takes Key Homs Neighborhood in advance against Rebels

The Syrian military has taken an important Homs neighborhood that had been in the hands of the rebels for over a year, as part of […]

Juan Cole

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