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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)
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The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (Review)

H. Patricia Hynes

Health inequalities cannot be eliminated without addressing the injustice that contribute to weathering – the physical toll

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

01/02/2026 By Common Dreams

Gaza:  Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

Gaza: Child Killed, Fires, Flooding, and Cold Claim Lives, as Israel restricts Shelter Materials

01/02/2026 By International Middle East Media Center

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Squirrel! – Stewart Skewers Media Islamophobia

Squirrel! – Stewart Skewers Media Islamophobia

Jon Stewart at the Daily Show has some fun with corporate media’s recent Islam obsession The funniest thing about the bit is his comparison of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Amnesty: 30,000 Held in Iraq without Due Process; <br> Evidence of Abuse

Amnesty: 30,000 Held in Iraq without Due Process;
Evidence of Abuse

Every time there is an election in Iraq, as happened last March 7, the Neoconservatives come out to crow about how great the Iraq War […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Schama: Islamophobia Recalls anti-Catholic, Anti-Jewish Nativism of America’s Past

Schama: Islamophobia Recalls anti-Catholic, Anti-Jewish Nativism of America’s Past

Historian Simon Schama explains the outburst of anti-Muslim bigotry in contemporary US society on CNN. Yay for Schama and kudos to CNN for seeking out […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Turkey's Constitutional Referendum Extends Range of Liberties

Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum Extends Range of Liberties

The question in the American blogosphere seems to be whether the referendum on Turkey’s constitutional changes was good for democracy or good for the sharia […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
2 Dead in Afghan Protests Against American Quran-Burning Plans

2 Dead in Afghan Protests Against American Quran-Burning Plans

The Pashtun-majority province of Logar just south of Kabul saw further protests on Sunday against American threats of Quran-burning, which turned deadly, leaving two dead […]

Juan Cole

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Stewart Nails Hannity Lying (Same as ‘Stewart Nails Hannity Breathing’)

Stewart Nails Hannity Lying (Same as ‘Stewart Nails Hannity Breathing’)

Jon Stewart nails Sean Hannity for dishonestly showing only part of an Obama clip and distorting its meaning. (At 5:30 in). Actually, I think the […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghans Demonstrate Against US Quran-Burning That Never Happened

Afghans Demonstrate Against US Quran-Burning That Never Happened

Saturday witnessed a second wave of demonstrations against the threats by small American fundamentalist churches (especially the Dove Outreach group of some 50 in Gainesville, […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Top Ways 9/11 Broke Islamic Law

Top Ways 9/11 Broke Islamic Law

On the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, it is clear that al-Qaeda was a tiny fringe terrorist movement, not a globe-straddling threat to […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Top Stories More Important than Quran-Burning Nut Job

Top Stories More Important than Quran-Burning Nut Job

The horrible era of anti-Muslim bigotry in the United States yielded a one-day silly season on Thursday, covered wall-to-wall by the US cable news channels. […]

Juan Cole

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