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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace
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HerStory: Feminism is the Route to Peace

H. Patricia Hynes

Young people in more than 60 countries were taught about preserving nature and how to work for environmental good in their communities

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

“How many Kisses might it take:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:35

02/01/2026 By Juan Cole

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

How a US/Israeli Strike on Iran could Provoke a wider Conflict

02/01/2026 By Paul Rogers

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Obama and Fallon Slow-Jam the Student Debt Crisis

Obama and Fallon Slow-Jam the Student Debt Crisis

President Barack Obama slow-jams the news with NBC Late Night’s Jimmy Fallon, slamming Republicans for doubling the interest on government Stafford student loans.

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Pakistan

CIA Drone Killing of Non-Combatants Detailed in British Court (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: A major case in the British High Court has revealed fresh evidence of civilian deaths during […]

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (105) “Wine is melted Rubies”

Omar Khayyam (105) “Wine is melted Rubies”

Wine is melted rubies, and the glass is like a mine. The carafe is  the body, and the alcohol its soul. This crystal goblet that […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Top Ten Reasons Israel tried to Censor Bob Simon’s Report on Palestinian Christians

Top Ten Reasons Israel tried to Censor Bob Simon’s Report on Palestinian Christians

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren not only called the head of CBS news in an attempt to quash a report on the displacement of Palestinian Christians […]

Juan Cole

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Top 5 Stories from the Arab Revolutions Today

Top 5 Stories from the Arab Revolutions Today

1. Syrian military forces subjected the Arba’in district of Hama to intensive machine gun fire on Monday, and some 28 civilians were killed by government […]

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The Planet has a Fever: Al Gore and Jeffrey Sachs at Granholm

The Planet has a Fever: Al Gore and Jeffrey Sachs at Granholm

Jennifer Granholm interviews Al Gore and Jeffrey Sachs on carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change. At the liberal Current TV channel. Gore: There are […]

Juan Cole

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Was this 16-year-old Drone Victim Really a Terrorist? (Chatterjee)

Pratap Chatterjee writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism He walked quietly between his two friends as he entered the conference hall in one of […]

Juan Cole

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Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

The American deployment of its thousands of drones or unmanned aircraft is one dimension of the breakdown of the rule of law. The US sends […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

The first observance of Earth Day was March 21, 1970. I was 17, and along with other students at Broad Run High School, went out […]

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