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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire
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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire

Fariba Amini

People were gunned down in a systematic way during these protests on a scale unseen since the 1980s

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

02/12/2026 By Middle East Monitor

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

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Stephen Fry decries the Grammar Nazis (Video with Kinetic Typography)

Stephen Fry decries the Grammar Nazis (Video with Kinetic Typography)

British actor and writer Stephen Fry‘s rant against grammar Nazis, with kinetic typography:

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The Coming Israeli-Russian War?

The Coming Israeli-Russian War?

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon bluntly threatened the Russian Federation on Tuesday, saying that if Moscow followed through on its plan to send the S-300 […]

Juan Cole

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A Forever War that Dares not Speak its Name  (Bacevich)

A Forever War that Dares not Speak its Name (Bacevich)

Andrew J. Bacevich writes at Tomdispatch.com For well over a decade now the United States has been “a nation at war.” Does that war have […]

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The Survival of Earth Depends on Frogs... and Frogs are in Trouble

The Survival of Earth Depends on Frogs… and Frogs are in Trouble

Herbicides and pesticides threaten to wipe out one third of amphibian species in the coming decades. A new study finds that frogs, toads and salamanders […]

Juan Cole

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CIA Whistleblower who revealed Torture is still in Jail; Torturers walk Free

CIA Whistleblower who revealed Torture is still in Jail; Torturers walk Free

Just a reminder that President Obama has not yet pardoned John Kiriakou, the CIA whistleblower who revealed the agency’s torture practices Kiriakou went to jail […]

Juan Cole

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Could Ulra-Orthodox Conscription issue bring down the Israeli Government?

Could Ulra-Orthodox Conscription issue bring down the Israeli Government?

Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist, secular Yesh Atid party, has threatened to withdraw from the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu […]

Juan Cole

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Dubai promotional video

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Should Memorial Day include Commemoration of Thoreau?

Should Memorial Day include Commemoration of Thoreau?

Memorial Day began as a commemoration for the dead in the US Civil War, and especially for the Northern dead. Southern states for the most […]

Juan Cole

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Help Build a Hospital in Karbala, Iraq!

Help Build a Hospital in Karbala, Iraq!

Karbala, Iraq, doesn’t have enough good medical care. The number one killer is heart attacks, but a whole range of ailments are not being effectively […]

Juan Cole

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