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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Juan Cole

Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

03/09/2026 By Tomdispatch

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

03/09/2026 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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The Tyrants Strike Back

The Tyrants Strike Back

Syria Early Monday morning, columns of Syrian tanks led the way into the southern city of Deraa (pop. 75,000), followed by infantry brigades who took […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Fighting Rages in Misrata despite Withdrawal Pledge

Fighting Rages in Misrata despite Withdrawal Pledge

Fighting continued in Misrata on Sunday morning despite claims of the Qaddafi regime that it was withdrawing its troops from the city, which seems to […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Security fires on Protesters, Kills 90

Syrian Security fires on Protesters, Kills 90

You never issue an ultimatum unless you are prepared for war. Syrian President Bashar al-Asad abolished the forty-year-old emergency law on Thursday, and he had […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Free Libyan fighters exult in small Victories, as US begins Drone Strikes

Free Libyan fighters exult in small Victories, as US begins Drone Strikes

In the west on the Tunisian border, Berber rebel troops have taken a checkpoint and chased away 200 Qaddafi loyalists, who took refuge in Tunisia. […]

Juan Cole

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Apple Tracking likely a “Bug” or Oversight

Apple Tracking likely a “Bug” or Oversight

The database of all our movements being kept on our iPhones by Apple is likely a software bug or oversight, according to John Gruber. The […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Thousands Protest in Syria as Emergency Law is Lifted

Thousands Protest in Syria as Emergency Law is Lifted

Massive protests have forced the Baathist regime of Bashar al-Asad to lift the state of emergency that has governed the country since 1963. Without the […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Bush’s Pre-War Iraq Oil Deals Alarmed BP

Bush’s Pre-War Iraq Oil Deals Alarmed BP

George W. Bush was quietly approaching US petroleum corporations and trying to do deals with the French and Russian governments and their energy companies regarding […]

Juan Cole

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Starship Amerika and Obama’s GPS Surveillance (Cole in Truthdig)

Starship Amerika and Obama’s GPS Surveillance (Cole in Truthdig)

My column in Truthdig is out: “Starship Amerika.” Excerpt: ‘President Barack Obama is actually siding with police who want to use GPS devices to track […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Saif admits Qaddafis are Brutal Foreign Occupiers

Saif admits Qaddafis are Brutal Foreign Occupiers

Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the dictator, gave an interview yesterday to the Washington Post. In it he justified the Libyan army’s horrific attacks on […]

Juan Cole

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