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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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Diyala Campaign Begins

The al-Maliki government has just launched another of its military offensives against guerrillas, this time in Baquba, the capital of Diyala Province. I am skeptical […]

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Because You aren't Angry Enough: Found on Reddit

Because You aren’t Angry Enough: Found on Reddit

Russia just defeated the US in the race for Central Asian gas. The US bet on a gas pipeline through Taliban territory in Afghanistan and […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Taliban threaten Suicide Bombings;

Pakistani Taliban threaten Suicide Bombings;

Mark LeVine is disturbed by the tendency of Barack Obama and other US politicians to lump the Taliban together with al-Qaeda. The latter, he says […]

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Women Bombers Open Gates of Hell in Iraq; 61 Dead, Hundreds Wounded; Kurdish Mobs Attack Turkmen Offices in Kirkuk

Women Bombers Open Gates of Hell in Iraq; 61 Dead, Hundreds Wounded; Kurdish Mobs Attack Turkmen Offices in Kirkuk

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that four female suicide bombers killed or wounded 350 persons on Monday. Late reports give 61 as the number of those […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombings of Shiites during Pilgrimage to Kadhimiya; 11 Thought Dead; Turkey Bombs Iraq Again

Bombings of Shiites during Pilgrimage to Kadhimiya; 11 Thought Dead; Turkey Bombs Iraq Again

Guerrillas in Iraq set off three bombs one after another on Monday morning, targeting Shiite pilgrims on their way to the Shrine of Imam Musa […]

Juan Cole

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100 Pushtun Guerrillas Killed at Spera from Air; ISI under Civilian Control?

100 Pushtun Guerrillas Killed at Spera from Air; ISI under Civilian Control?

One hundred Pushtun guerrillas launched a major offensive in an attempt to take Spera District center. They drew down on themselves the full fury of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
MP Calls for Talabani’s Removal; Veto of Provinces Law called Unconstitutional

MP Calls for Talabani’s Removal; Veto of Provinces Law called Unconstitutional

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that a controversy is raging in the Iraqi parliament about the veto exercised by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani against a bill […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bush Charged with Murder One in Congressional Hearing

Bush Charged with Murder One in Congressional Hearing

Vincent Bugliosi’s opening statements during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional limits of executive power. He argues that since Bush took the country […]

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Fox News= W. T.V.

Fox News= W. T.V.

Scott McClellan admits on Hardball that the White House fed Fox News hosts talking points. Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow point out that in the […]

Juan Cole

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