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From Syria to Sanctions, Flynn-Russia Quid Pro Quo?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The headlines about Trump and his team on the one hand and the Russian Federation on the other are coming fast and furious.…![Trump does Poor imitation of Tin-Pot Dictator at “Press Conference”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/trump-does-poor-imitation-of-tin-187x137.jpg)
Trump does Poor imitation of Tin-Pot Dictator at “Press Conference”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In his first news conference in months, president-elect Donald J. Trump engaged in a series of petulant tirades. For anyone like myself, who…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/41qRIpDIQhL._SX335_BO1204203200_-1-187x137.jpg)
US Iraq-Afghanistan ‘Burn Pits’ – Poisoning America’s Soldiers
Reviewed by H. Patricia Hynes | (Truthdig) | - - “The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of America’s Soldiers” A book by Joseph Hickman They are called “this generation’s Agent Orange”—the open fire…![Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/meryl-streep-calls-out-trump-hav-187x137.jpg)
Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Occasionally entertainment and politics intersect, often hitting a false note. You never want your screenplay to be, as they say in Hollywood, "on…![US Media outraged by Russia, won’t Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/us-media-outraged-by-russia-wont-187x137.jpg)
US Media outraged by Russia, won’t Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- - Washington is obsessed by the story put out by US intelligence agencies that Russia tried to interfere in the US presidential election. But for reasons…![GOP Russia Hawks attack Trump: McCain Says he Must ‘Stand Up’ to Putin](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/gop-russia-hawks-attack-trump-mc-187x137.jpg)
GOP Russia Hawks attack Trump: McCain Says he Must ‘Stand Up’ to Putin
TeleSur | - - On Friday, Trump congratulated Putin for not retaliating to Obama's expulsions. On the same day a top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said the White House may have…![Top 5 Ways Obama Sanctions on Russia work for Democrats](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/top-5-ways-obama-sanctions-on-ru-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Ways Obama Sanctions on Russia work for Democrats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Obama's sanctions on Russia are small potatoes and will have almost no effect on the Russian Federation. The high officials sanctioned are…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/IMG_7550-1-187x137.jpg)
5 Surprising Signs of Positive Change in 2016
Sarah van Gelder | (Yes! Magazine) The election divided the year into “before” and “after.” But there remain signs of hope for 2017. It was a year blown up by the election…![The Chinese Solar Juggernaut that Trump Can’t Stop](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/the-chinese-solar-juggernaut-tha-187x137.jpg)
The Chinese Solar Juggernaut that Trump Can’t Stop
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump has pronounced solar power "too expensive" and has pledged to revive the use of coal. The former is a falsehood, the…![Trump blames Muslim immigrants for Turkey, Berlin Violence](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/trump-blames-muslim-immigrants-f-187x137.jpg)
Trump blames Muslim immigrants for Turkey, Berlin Violence
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey by a member of the Ankara police force who appears to have gone over…![Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/why-do-gop-presidents-get-to-go-187x137.jpg)
Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat. After it was confirmed that Donald J. Trump will appoint former Exxon…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-05-at-3.17.31-PM-1-187x137.png)
White Terrorism in the White House? Did Trump’s Bannon, Breitbart inspire Pizzeria Shooter?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Imagine if they had been Muslims. What if a Muslim publication pushed a false conspiracy theory accusing high American officials and an ordinary…![In Trump’s Shadow, is East Aleppo on Verge of falling to Regime, Russia?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/in-trumps-shadow-is-east-aleppo-187x137.jpg)
In Trump’s Shadow, is East Aleppo on Verge of falling to Regime, Russia?
By Juan Cole | - - In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, the regime of Bashar al-Assad and its Russian backer have thrown caution to the wind. No less…![donate-button](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/jricse-2-1-187x137.jpg)
IC Annual Fundraiser: Now more than Ever
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Let's get this done, friends. I can't do it all by myself, and need your contributions to succeed. Since 2002, Informed Comment has…![5 Trump Headlines more outrageous than “Hamilton”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/5-trump-headlines-more-outrageou-187x137.jpg)
5 Trump Headlines more outrageous than the “Hamilton” Tiff
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump is the master of misdirection, the techniques magicians use to get you to look elsewhere while they perform their sleight of hand.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/weiner-1-187x137.jpg)
10 Things Weiner did Worse than Storing H. Clinton Emails on his computer
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - WaPo is reporting that it was the FBI investigation of Anthony Weiner that caused new emails between Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin to…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/IMG_3562-1-187x137.jpg)
China’s Wind Co. Profits, share price soar by 60%: 2 Turbines an Hour being Installed
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The South China Post reports some incredible figures about the profitability China's wind energy companies. A new study by the Bank of China…![Polls: Capt. Trump aims GOP Flight 2016 at nearest mountain](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/polls-capt-trump-aims-gop-flight-187x137.jpg)
Polls: Capt. Trump aiming GOP Flight 2016 at nearest mountain
David Faris | (Informed Comment) | - - In weighted opinion polls, Hillary Clinton crushed Donald J. Trump in Wednesday night's debate, with a 10 to 13 percent spread. On Wednesday night,…![Trump Campaign: The Donald’s 5-Point Plan to Defeat Islam](http://web.archive.org./web/20170126152547im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/trump-campaign-the-donalds-5-poi-187x137.jpg)