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Archives: September 2017
![Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/kurdish-independence-secstate-ti-187x137.jpg)
![Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraqi-kurdistan-defiant-in-face-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Kurdistan Regional Government on Thursday rejected the decisions of the Iraqi parliament and government. It nevertheless expressed a willingness to conduct a…![We Get Sick, They Get Rich](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/we-get-sick-they-get-rich-187x137.jpg)
We Get Sick, They Get Rich
by Sam Pizzigati | ( Inequality.org ) | - - Our ‘free market’ health care system gives CEOs the freedom to squeeze us. Blogging Our Great Divide. Our current health care system…![Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-decree-allowing-women-to-d-187x137.jpg)
Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion
By Haifaa Jawad | (The Conversation) | - - In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has suddenly passed a…![What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today’s America](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/what-it-means-to-raise-the-pales-187x137.jpg)
What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today’s America
Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | - - It is a wet and dreary February afternoon in Union City, the compact and densely populated township sitting on the New Jersey bank of…![Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraq-strikes-back-kurds-under-ai-187x137.jpg)
Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Iraqi army take control of the province of Kirkuk and reclaim the…![Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/taliban-target-secdef-mattis-hel-187x137.jpg)
Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport
TeleSur | - - U.S. forces responded with an airstrike but one of the missiles went off course in a “malfunction,” causing several casualties. Kabul's airport has been attacked by militants during…![The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-biggest-impediment-to-saudi-187x137.jpg)
The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban
By Medea Benjamin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - No matter their age, Saudi women are treated like minors — to the point that many require permission from their sons…![UK: Is Corbyn’s call to Nationalize Utilities the end of Neoliberalism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/uk-is-corbyns-call-to-nationaliz-187x137.jpg)
UK: Is Corbyn’s call to Nationalize Utilities the end of Neoliberalism?
By Andy Price | (The Conversation) | - - Let’s be under no illusion about the significance of what we have just seen: a Labour Party leader calling, at the party’s annual…![Incredibly Superficial: Too much Hillary- and Trump-bashing is about mere Appearance](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/incredibly-superficial-too-much-187x137.jpg)
Incredibly Superficial: Too much Hillary- and Trump-bashing is about mere Appearance
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | - - Nobody should be surprised that Hillary Clinton’s new book What Happened includes a section on misogyny and sexism. Since the 1990s, I have…![Saudi King seeks Recognition for letting Women Drive, a basic right](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-king-seeks-recognition-for-187x137.jpg)
Saudi King seeks Recognition for letting Women Drive, a basic right
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree on Tuesday permitting women to drive as of June of next year. Saudi Arabia was the…![After Hurricane, Trump Reminds Puerto Rico of ‘Massive Debt’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/after-hurricane-trump-reminds-pu-187x137.jpg)
After Hurricane, Trump Reminds Puerto Rico of ‘Massive Debt’
TeleSur | - - “Maria has left behind her a trail of devastation and a humanitarian crisis,” said the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico's largest city. As Puerto Rico struggles to…![Is Trump setting US course toward War with China?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/is-trump-setting-us-course-towar-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump setting US course toward War with China?
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - [This piece has been adapted and expanded from Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise…![Saudi Arabia: Official Hate Speech Targets Minorities](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-arabia-official-hate-speec-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Arabia: Official Hate Speech Targets Minorities
Human Rights Watch | - - Incitement Leads to Discrimination Against Shia, Other Groups (Beirut) – Some Saudi state clerics and institutions incite hatred and discrimination against religious minorities, including the country’s…![If Trump were really President, he’d Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debts and Rescue it](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/if-trump-were-really-president-h-187x137.jpg)
If Trump were really President, he’d Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debts and Rescue it
By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | - - I'm not sure what Donald Trump thinks the job of president consists of. One task is to swing into action when 3.4 million…![Iraq: Kurdish Independence Vote Spurs Mideast Tension](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraq-kurdish-independence-vote-s-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: Kurdish Independence Vote Spurs Mideast Tension
TeleSur | - - The referendum has provoked large-scale military movements along the Iraqi Kurdish region's borders. Some 8.4 million Iraqi Kurds have voted in a referendum on whether to secede from…![Germany: Will strong Neo-Fascist showing push Merkel to the Right?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/germany-will-strong-neo-fascist-187x137.jpg)
Germany: Will strong Neo-Fascist showing push Merkel to the Right?
By Patricia Hogwood | (The Conversation) | - - Angela Merkel will continue as chancellor of Germany. But following an election that saw the rise of smaller parties – most notably the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/RWG17-2-1-187x137.png)
Why Black Athletes might be Protesting: Racial Inequality Growing
By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins. | ( Inequality.org ) | - - As our country becomes more diverse, our racial wealth gap means it's also becoming poorer. America’s middle class is…![How Arab Nationalism & Fundamentalism pushed away the Kurds](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/how-arab-nationalism-fundamental-187x137.jpg)
How Arab Nationalism & Fundamentalism pushed away the Kurds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Kurdistan referendum held today is probably not as likely to produce immediate turmoil in the Middle East as some pundits would have…![Trump tries to Camouflage Muslim Ban with a Few Venezuelans and N. Koreans](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/trump-tries-to-camouflage-muslim-187x137.jpg)
Trump tries to Camouflage Muslim Ban with a Few Venezuelans and N. Koreans
TeleSur | - - The addition of North Korea and Venezuela broadens the restrictions from the original, mostly Muslim-majority list. U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela and North Korea will…![Trump Casino and White House, Inc.](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/trump-casino-and-white-house-inc-187x137.jpg)
Trump Casino and White House, Inc.
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - During the 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly emphasized that our country was run terribly and needed a businessman at its helm.…![Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/merkel-barely-holds-on-as-neo-fa-187x137.jpg)
Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament
By Catherine Stupp | ( EURACTIV.com ) | - - Angela Merkel's CDU came in first place--but lost a huge amount of supporters. The far-right AfD will move into the Bundestag for…![“Those People:” Trump plays to White nat’lism from N. Korea to NFL](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/those-people-trump-plays-to-whit-187x137.jpg)
“Those People:” Trump plays to White nat’lism from N. Korea to NFL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's dreary tweetstorm on Saturday was intended to gain him popularity with white supremacists and the covert racists on the right of the…![New Customized Muslim Banned planned by Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/new-customized-muslim-banned-pla-187x137.jpg)
New Customized Muslim Banned planned by Trump
TeleSur | - - The original measures tried to prohibited travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban is expected…![Rohingya crisis: this is what genocide looks like](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/rohingya-crisis-this-is-what-gen-187x128.jpg)
Rohingya crisis: this is what genocide looks like
By Alicia de la Cour Venning | (The Conversation) | - - The world is witnessing a state-orchestrated humanitarian catastrophe on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border. The latest UN figures show a staggering 370,000…![Bernie-and-Goliath--768x559](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/Bernie-and-Goliath-768x559-187x137.jpg)
Fix Healthcare: Require Congress to have the same Plan we Do
By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) | - - Until they deliver for the whole public, the public owes them nothing. Want good quality, lower-cost health care for your family. And —…![Failing dam in Puerto Rico, endangering 70,000, a reminder that Climate Denialism Kills](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/failing-dam-in-puerto-rico-endan-187x137.jpg)
Failing dam in Puerto Rico, endangering 70,000, a reminder that Climate Denialism Kills
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Trump, notoriously, tweeted that climate change is a Chinese hoax. Some 70,000 US citizens in Puerto Rico living along the Guajataca River…![As Muslims rally for the Rohingya, what About the Rest of Us?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/as-muslims-rally-for-the-rohingy-187x137.jpg)
As Muslims rally for the Rohingya, what About the Rest of Us?
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | - - If only Muslims reach out to help the Rohingya, the international community will suffer another blow to its reputation.…![US will Ease Restrictions on Drones, Expand Usage](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/us-will-ease-restrictions-on-dro-187x137.jpg)
US will Ease Restrictions on Drones, Expand Usage
TeleSur | - - Speaking last month of reducing restrictions on drone usage, President Trump resorted to biblical language, saying "retribution will be fast and powerful." The United States is preparing to…![Betsy DeVos and “Real” Rape](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/betsy-devos-and-real-rape-187x137.jpg)
Betsy DeVos and “Real” Rape
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | - - When I was in college in the early eighties, the dorm staff told us females to get escorts if we had to…![Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iranian-leader-trump-is-disturbe-187x137.jpg)
Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iranian hardliners are still responding to Trump's speech at the UN Monday, in which he accused Iran of backing terrorism and called the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/file-20170919-12924-1w0026y-187x137.png)
How Colonialism, Inequality turbocharge Caribbean Hurricanes
By Levi Gahman and Gabrielle Thongs | (The Conversation) | - - Hurricane Maria, the 15th tropical depression this season, is now battering the Caribbean, just two weeks after Hurricane Irma wreaked…![Tweeting while the Planet Burns: Dystopia 2025](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/tweeting-while-the-planet-burns-187x137.jpg)
Tweeting while the Planet Burns: Dystopia 2025
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - It’s January 2025, and within days of entering the Oval Office, a new president already faces his first full-scale crisis abroad. Twenty-four…![Yemen’s Children Are Being Shelled While the World Sits Back](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/yemens-children-are-being-shelle-187x137.jpg)
Yemen’s Children Are Being Shelled While the World Sits Back
By Kristine Beckerle | ( Human Rights Watch) | - - Deadly Attack in Taizz Shows Need for International Inquiry Yemenis were again mourning their children this weekend – this time in…![The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-anti-bouazizi-did-russia-try-187x137.jpg)
The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian internet trolls linked to an oligarch close to Vladimir Putin went beyond just posting meme-making posters exalting Donald Trump and demeaning Hillary…![How did the Persecution of Burma’s Rohingya Arise?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/how-did-the-persecution-of-burma-187x137.jpg)
How did the Persecution of Burma’s Rohingya Arise?
By Engy Abdelkader, JD, LL.M. | (The Conversation) | - - Some 420,000 Rohingya Muslims, a religious and ethnic minority community in Myanmar, have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August this year.…![Much of U.S.’s Puerto Rico “Destroyed” by 138 mi/hr Storm, Pleads with Trump for Aid](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/much-of-u-s-s-puerto-rico-destro-187x137.jpg)
Much of U.S.’s Puerto Rico “Destroyed” by 138 mi/hr Storm, Pleads with Trump for Aid
By TeleSUR | - - Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to declare the island a “disaster” area. Hurricane Maria tore across Puerto Rico as the strongest…![Israel threatens Bedouin communities with Forced Relocation](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/israel-threatens-bedouin-communi-187x137.jpg)
Israel threatens Bedouin communities with Forced Relocation
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces have notified residents of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar that they are at risk of imminent forcible transfer from their…![Trump blasts Iran for backing Syria, ignores Russia, Praises Saudis](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/trump-blasts-iran-for-backing-sy-187x137.jpg)
Trump blasts Iran for backing Syria, ignores Russia, Praises Saudis
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump more or less threatened to wipe out the 25 million people of North Korea in his speech at the UN. Then he…![How GOP plans to repeal Health Care will blight millions of Lives](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/how-gop-plans-to-repeal-health-c-187x137.jpg)
How GOP plans to repeal Health Care will blight millions of Lives
By Simon Haeder | (The Conversation) | - - At the end of July, the nation held its collective breath as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) looked poised to achieve his…![Those 90 Companies that Caused Climate Crisis? They Should Pay for It](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/those-90-companies-that-caused-c-187x137.jpg)
Those 90 Companies that Caused Climate Crisis? They Should Pay for It
By Sarah van Gelder | Yes! Magazine | - - The companies responsible for the climate crisis should cover the costs of fighting wildfires and recovering from hurricanes. Pacific Northwest forests are…![Are US troops in Afghanistan causing Talibanism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/are-us-troops-in-afghanistan-cau-187x137.jpg)
Are US troops in Afghanistan causing Talibanism?
By Ann Jones | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Here we go again! Years after most Americans forgot about the longest war this country ever fought, American soldiers are again being deployed…![Iraq Supreme Court strikes down Kurdistan referendum, Clashes in Kirkuk](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraq-supreme-court-strikes-down-187x137.jpg)
Iraq Supreme Court strikes down Kurdistan referendum, Clashes in Kirkuk
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi Supreme Court has ordered that the referendum on independence planned for September 25 be halted. The problem is that the Iraqi…![Israeli Right Wing Faction Announces a Plan for Ethnic Cleansing](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/israeli-right-wing-faction-annou-187x137.jpg)
Israeli Right Wing Faction Announces a Plan for Ethnic Cleansing
By Ian Berman. | (Informed Comment) | - - - Essentially an offer that says ‘Get Out or We Will Make Your Life a Living Hell, or Worse.’ The Platform Provides 3…![A Sustainable future depends on Women’s Equality](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/a-sustainable-future-depends-on-187x137.jpg)
A Sustainable future depends on Women’s Equality
H. Patricia Hynes | ( Truthdig ) | - - I am looking at the faces of 10-year-old girls from across the world—faces brimming with expectancy. The U.N. report, “The State of…![Muslim Rohingya Refugees from Burma: “The Army… burned down my house.”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/muslim-rohingya-refugees-from-bu-187x137.jpg)
Muslim Rohingya Refugees from Burma: “The Army… burned down my house.”
TeleSur | - - "The army came and burned down my house. I was inside the house at that time," one survivor said. Rohingya refugees arriving at treatment centers in Bangladesh covered…![Tunisia: A Gender Equality Manifesto](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/tunisia-a-gender-equality-manife-187x137.jpg)
Tunisia: A Gender Equality Manifesto
Manifesto of the Under-Signed | Tunisia | - - During the 61st anniversary commemorating the enactment of the Personal Status Code, the Tunisian Head of State Beji Caïd Essebsi made two announcements…![China to buy $300 mn. in Lab-Grown Meat from Israel](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/china-to-buy-300-mn-in-lab-grown-187x137.jpg)
China to buy $300 mn. in Lab-Grown Meat from Israel
TeleSur | - - China currently imports approximately £10 billion worth of meat annually to help feed its 1.4 billion people. China has signed a multimillion-dollar deal to purchase lab-grown meat from…![Hamas pledges to dissolve Gaza administration, hold elections](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/hamas-pledges-to-dissolve-gaza-a-187x137.jpg)
Hamas pledges to dissolve Gaza administration, hold elections
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Hamas, the de facto ruling party of the Gaza Strip, has pledged to dissolve its administrative committee that runs the besieged coastal enclave…![The Pentagon’s Next War: Extreme Hurricanes & other Climate attacks on US Borders](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-pentagons-next-war-extreme-h-187x137.jpg)
The Pentagon’s Next War: Extreme Hurricanes & other Climate attacks on US Borders
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Deployed to the Houston area to assist in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, U.S. military forces hadn’t even completed their assignments when they…![Trump as Stephen King’s ‘It’: Lashing out at Clinton, N. Korea](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/trump-as-stephen-kings-it-lashin-187x137.jpg)
Trump as Stephen King’s ‘It’: Lashing out at Clinton, N. Korea
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Beltway Bandits who are always opining about Trump transitioning from campaign mode to presidential stature, and pronouncing after he does something petulant,…![Iraqi PM to Secessionist Kurds: “You’re Playing with Fire!”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraqi-pm-to-secessionist-kurds-y-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi PM to Secessionist Kurds: “You’re Playing with Fire!”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iraqi prime minister Haydar al-Abadi threatened on Saturday to deploy military force against Iraqi Kurdistan if it goes through with the referendum on…![Which Lives Matter?: Fresh St. Louis Protests over Acquittal of Accused Killer](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/which-lives-matter-fresh-st-loui-187x137.jpg)
Which Lives Matter?: Fresh St. Louis Protests over Acquittal of Accused Killer
By TeleSur | - - Saturday’s demonstrations were markedly calmer after nearly three dozen people were arrested the day before. Protests have continued for a second day in St. Louis, Missouri following…![Given Fundamentalist impact on Syria, Women’s Freedoms in Doubt](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/given-fundamentalist-impact-on-s-187x137.jpg)
Given Fundamentalist impact on Syria, Women’s Freedoms in Doubt
By Manal Ismael | ( Global Voices Online ) | - - In early September 2017, a piece of paper with a potent message targeted against women, held by a group of…![Can Turkey’s Erdogan ride Rohingya Crisis to global Muslim Leadership?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/can-turkeys-erdogan-ride-rohingy-187x137.jpg)
Can Turkey’s Erdogan ride Rohingya Crisis to global Muslim Leadership?
By Simon P. Watmough | The Conversation | - - The emerging humanitarian crisis that has been rocking Myanmar - where an estimated 370,000 Rohingya have been forced out of the country…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/2f4Ga8y-750x449-1-187x137.png)
Floridians with Solar Inverters had Electricity after Irma & other Green energy success stories
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After Hurricane Irma in Florida, millions have been without electricity. But those Floridians who had solar panels plus an inverter or a Tesla…![Can Yosef Abramowitz make Solar Power Bloom in Fossil Fuels-Addicted Israel?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/can-yosef-abramowitz-make-solar-187x137.jpg)
Can Yosef Abramowitz make Solar Power Bloom in Fossil Fuels-Addicted Israel?
i24 News | (Video News Report) | - - i24 News: "Yosef Abramowitz-Captain Sunshine-Solar Energy Pioneer" from Wikipedia: "Abramowitz was born in 1964. He lived in Israel as a child from 1969–1972,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/20170914-facebook-jew-haters-inline01-2274-750x891-1-187x137.png)
Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’
By Julia Angwin, Madeleine Varner and Ariana Tobin | ( ProPublica) | - - After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring. Want to…![Saudi-led Airstrikes on Yemen Deadly for Children](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-led-airstrikes-on-yemen-de-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-led Airstrikes on Yemen Deadly for Children
Human Rights Watch | - - UN Should Create International Inquiry, Return Coalition to ‘List of Shame’ (Beirut) – The Saudi-led coalition carried out five apparently unlawful airstrikes in Yemen since June…![London Covered but 83 Iraqis killed in ISIL attack largely ignored by US TV News](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/london-covered-but-83-iraqis-kil-187x137.jpg)
London Covered but 83 Iraqis killed in ISIL attack largely ignored by US TV News
TeleSur | - - Security officials say that the attacks are an attempt by the terrorist group to project strength after losing their strongholds in Iraq. The so-called Islamic State group carried…![Russia rebuffs Israeli demand for 40 mi. Buffer with Iran in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/russia-rebuffs-israeli-demand-fo-187x137.jpg)
Russia rebuffs Israeli demand for 40 mi. Buffer with Iran in Syria (Haaretz)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - According to Haaretz Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu asked Vldadimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation, to keep Iranian troops and Hizbullah militiamen…![Can Iran keep its Influence in Baghdad?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/can-iran-keep-its-influence-in-b-187x137.jpg)
Can Iran keep its Influence in Baghdad?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Iran wants to reunite the fighting Shiite Muslim political parties in Iraq that once gave it unconditional support. But that job is far…![Superstorm Donald Hits GOP, aims to Ravage US](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/superstorm-donald-hits-gop-aims-187x137.jpg)
Superstorm Donald Hits GOP, aims to Ravage US
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | - - If Trump succeeds in ramping up military spending and gutting everything else, we’ll be left with a bunch of…![How solar power can protect US military from threats to the grid](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/how-solar-power-can-protect-us-m-187x137.jpg)
How solar power can protect US military from threats to the grid
By Joshua M. Pearce | The Conversation | - - As the U.S. military increases its use of drones in surveillance and combat overseas, the danger posed by a threat back at…![Book-Burning, Trump’s Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/book-burning-trumps-torchbearers-187x137.jpg)
Book-Burning, Trump’s Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck
By Ariel Dorfman | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The organizers of the white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville last month knew just what they were doing when they decided to carry torches…![Rice Vindicated: She did Unmask Trump, Bannon– but they were meeting UAE](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/rice-vindicated-she-did-unmask-t-187x137.jpg)
Rice Vindicated: She did Unmask Trump, Bannon– but they were meeting UAE
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The United Arab Emirates crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan slipped into the United States on December 15 for a secret meeting…![AT&T and Verizon Need to Hang Up On Fossil Fuels](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/att-and-verizon-need-to-hang-up-187x137.jpg)
AT&T and Verizon Need to Hang Up On Fossil Fuels
By Todd Larsen | Otherwords.org | - - One text at a time, America's largest telecommunications companies are fueling climate change. Smartphones are a huge part of our lives. We use them…![Burma Muslims: Dear Peace Nobelist Kyi, It’s too Late](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/burma-muslims-dear-peace-nobelis-187x137.jpg)
Burma Muslims: Dear Peace Nobelist Kyi, It’s too Late
By Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service | (IPS) | - - Rohingya refugees trudge through the rain and mud as they arrive at Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh after days…![UN to name Companies linked to W. Bank Settlements](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/un-to-name-companies-linked-to-w-187x137.jpg)
UN to name Companies linked to W. Bank Settlements
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council reportedly plans to go ahead with the publication of a list of companies operating in illegal Israeli…![Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here’s How](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-arabia-wants-to-improve-im-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Arabia wants to improve Image; Here’s How
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia is alleged to be hiring a PR firm to improve its tattered image in the West . As usual, such a…![Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon’s Irish](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/chinese-americans-came-at-same-t-187x137.jpg)
Chinese Americans came at Same Time as Bannon’s Irish
AJ+ | (Video Report) "There are now more than 4 million Chinese people living in the United States. Surprisingly, most of these immigrants came in the last few decades, starting in the…![Antarctica Ice Melt will trigger Abrupt Global Heating](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/antarctica-ice-melt-will-trigger-187x137.jpg)
Antarctica Ice Melt will trigger Abrupt Global Heating
By Chris Turney, Jonathan Palmer, Peter Kershaw, Steven Phipps, and Zoë Thomas | (The Conversation) | - - Melting of Antarctica’s ice can trigger rapid warming on the other side of the…![If she had said, “Back off, you Creep!”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/if-she-had-said-back-off-you-cre-187x137.jpg)
If she had said, “Back off, you Creep!”
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | - - The image of Donald Trump looming ominously behind Hillary Clinton still disturbs me on a visceral level. He may have belittled his…![Our failing Forever Wars and the End of Democracy](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/our-failing-forever-wars-and-the-187x137.jpg)
Our failing Forever Wars and the End of Democracy
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - When it comes to the “world’s greatest military,” the news has been shocking. Two fast U.S. Navy ships colliding with slow-moving commercial…![What will Iran do if Trump tears up the Nuclear Agreement?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/what-will-iran-do-if-trump-tears-187x137.jpg)
What will Iran do if Trump tears up the Nuclear Agreement?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Recently I was asked whether, if Trump succeeded in undermining the Joint Plan of Collective Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, whether Iran…![UN: Rohingya Crisis ‘Textbook Example’ of Ethnic Cleansing](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/un-rohingya-crisis-textbook-exam-187x137.jpg)
UN: Rohingya Crisis ‘Textbook Example’ of Ethnic Cleansing
TeleSur | - - Top U.N. official Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the "brutal security operation" against the Rohingya was "clearly disproportionate" response to the attacks led by the insurgent The United…![250px-Cairo_-_Islamic_district_-_Al_Azhar_Mosque_and_University](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/250px-Cairo_-_Islamic_district_-_Al_Azhar_Mosque_and_University-187x137.jpg)
Why we should be wary of Calls for an “Islamic Reformation”
By Todd Green | ( Mizan Project ) | - - This year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation in Germany, a monumental event in Christian history that generated permanent…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/file-20170911-9414-r7p1ym-187x137.gif)
Our CO2 intensified Harvey & Irma; Worse is yet to Come
By Andrew King | (The Conversation) | - - There has been no let up since Hurricane Harvey dumped record-breaking rains on the Houston area of Texas. Hurricane Irma lashed parts of…![Will Iraqi Kurdish Independence Referendum Further Roil the Middle East?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/will-iraqi-kurdish-independence-187x137.jpg)
Will Iraqi Kurdish Independence Referendum Further Roil the Middle East?
By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President in June 2017 announced September 25 as the day for a referendum on independence from…![On 9/11: How we slighted the real Threat, Climate Change, and Hyped Terrorism](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/on-911-how-we-slighted-the-real-187x137.jpg)
On 9/11: How we slighted the real Threat, Climate Change, and Hyped Terrorism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US is commemorating the victims of September 11 today at the same time it is mourning the serial devastation that struck Texas…![China studies Banning fossil fuel Car, going 100% Electric](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/china-studies-banning-fossil-fue-187x137.jpg)
China studies Banning fossil fuel Car, going 100% Electric
TeleSur | - - Last year, China became the largest supplier of electric cars – electric and gasoline-electric hybrids rose 50 percent over 2015 to 336,000. China, one of the world's largest…![Space Wars: The Pentagon Wants Trillions for High Tech](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/space-wars-the-pentagon-wants-tr-187x137.jpg)
Space Wars: The Pentagon Wants Trillions for High Tech
But they haven't won any wars down here recently By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - [This piece has been adapted and expanded from Alfred W. McCoy’s new book,…![Yair Netanyahu slammed for ‘Classic Anti-Semitic” Cartoon, like by Nazis](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/yair-netanyahu-slammed-for-class-187x137.jpg)
Yair Netanyahu slammed for ‘Classic Anti-Semitic” Cartoon, liked by Nazis
IMEMC News Yair Netanyahu, who is reportedly behind much of his father’s social media stunts, recently published a cartoon portraying George Soros as the All-Powerful Jew who controls the world, according to…![GOP Mayor of Miami to Trump: ‘If this isn’t Climate Change I don’t know what is’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/gop-mayor-of-miami-to-trump-if-t-187x137.jpg)
GOP Mayor of Miami to Trump: ‘If this isn’t Climate Change I don’t know what is’
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump may be provoking a big exodus of Cuban-Americans in south Florida out of the Republican Party. His attack on DACA or Obama's…![Muslim-hating Heckler harasses Sikh Politician; he replies with ‘Love and Courage’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/muslim-hating-heckler-harasses-s-187x137.jpg)
Muslim-hating Heckler harasses Sikh Politician; he replies with ‘Love and Courage’
Brampton Focus | Jagmeet Singh | Rally Video | - - Jagmeet Singh, who grew up in Windsor, Canada, is a member of the Ontario legislature. His family is originally from India…![As ISIL dwindles, Iraq fears extremists fleeing Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/as-isil-dwindles-iraq-fears-extr-187x137.jpg)
As ISIL dwindles, Iraq fears extremists fleeing Syria
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Iraqi forces are upset about the safe passage granted to Islamic State fighters from Syria. They will enter Iraq, where, locals say, thousands…![Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Rich, Not You](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/tax-cuts-for-the-rich-help-the-r-187x137.jpg)
Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Rich, Not You
By Josh Hoxie | ( Inequality.org ) | - - Big money will pull out all the stops to sell you a tax plan that exclusively benefits the wealthy. Don’t buy it.…![Gov. Rick Scott enabled Irma’s Fury through Climate Denialism & Should Resign](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/gov-rick-scott-enabled-irmas-fur-187x137.jpg)
Gov. Rick Scott enabled Irma’s Fury through Climate Denialism & Should Resign
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Florida Gov. Rick Scott did not cause Irma, but he enabled the Frankenstorm. Before becoming governor in 2011, Scott had been an entrepreneur…![Rush Limbaugh flees Irma after calling Hurricane & Climate Change Fake News](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/rush-limbaugh-flees-irma-after-c-187x137.jpg)
Rush Limbaugh flees Irma after calling Hurricane & Climate Change Fake News
New York Daily News | (Video News Clip) | - - Rush Limbaugh lambasted stories about Irma as deadly Category 5 hurricane as "fake news" intended to bolster a "climate change agenda"…![Burma: Rohingya Describe Military Atrocities](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/burma-rohingya-describe-military-187x137.jpg)
Burma: Rohingya Describe Military Atrocities
Human Rights Watch | - - Military’s ‘Unfinished Business’ Has Hallmarks of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ (New York) – Ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burmese security forces in Burma’s Rakhine State have described killings, shelling,…![Israel’s Sara Netanyahu Faces Possible Indictment for Fraud](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/israels-sara-netanyahu-faces-pos-187x137.jpg)
Israel’s Sara Netanyahu Faces Possible Indictment for Fraud
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People w/ Electric Cars aren’t trapped in Miami Beach with no Gasoline
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Some people in South Florida are finding it difficult to flee Irma because they cannot fill their tanks up with gasoline. Many gas…![tajikveil](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/tajikveil-187x137.png)
You’ve Got Veil: Secular Tajikistan Gov’t sends Millions of Texts imposing Hijab Ban
RFE/RL's Tajik Service | - - DUSHANBE -- Private mobile-phone companies in Tajikistan have begun sending out text messages to millions of citizens, reminding them to obey a new law that makes…![Why Climate Criminals like Exxon should pay for Hurricane Destruction](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/why-climate-criminals-like-exxon-187x137.jpg)
Why Climate Criminals like Exxon should pay for Hurricane Destruction
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "It may take tens to hundreds of billions of dollars to support disaster relief and recovery among Gulf Coast communities affected…![Burnt out by Climate Change: Our Hurricane Compassion Fatigue](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/burnt-out-by-climate-change-our-187x137.jpg)
Burnt out by Climate Change: Our Hurricane Compassion Fatigue
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | - - Harvey’s destructive force on Texas and Louisiana has generated many compelling pictures and disturbing stories. Irma’s violent impact has already started in…![What are American Soldiers really still dying for in the Mideast?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/what-are-american-soldiers-reall-187x137.jpg)
What are American Soldiers really still dying for in the Mideast?
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - I used to command soldiers. Over the years, lots of them actually. In Iraq, Colorado, Afghanistan, and Kansas. And I’m still fixated on…![Screen Shot 2017-09-07 at 3.29.45 AM](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-07-at-3.29.45-AM-187x137.png)
Bannon & Trump lost Long ago: White Christians not a Majority in US
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In 1976,when Jimmy Carter was elected, a big majority (81%) of Americans identified as both white and Christian, with 4 in 10 of…![Sint Maarten: Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the Maho Beach WebCam](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/sint-maarten-live-footage-of-hur-1-187x137.jpg)
Sint Maarten: Live footage of Hurricane Irma destroying the Maho Beach WebCam
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Trump “presidency” as Ponzi Scheme: Madoff in the White House?
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On top of everything, Will the Middle East run out of Water?
By George Joffe | (The Conversation) | - - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) already the most water stressed region in the world, faces a worsening crisis in terms of…![Deporting Dreamers will cost US $400 bn. over 10 Years](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/deporting-dreamers-will-cost-us-187x137.jpg)
Deporting Dreamers will cost US $400 bn. over 10 Years
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's consiglieri, Jeff Sessions, came out yesterday to smear the some 800,000 young people in the DACA program, undocumented people brought to the…![Weathering the Violence of Climate Change](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/weathering-the-violence-of-clima-187x137.jpg)
Weathering the Violence of Climate Change
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The rise and rise of Iran: How Tehran has become pivotal to the future of the Middle East
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The only Winners around Trump are the People who messed up the Mideast
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - It was bloody and brutal, a true generational struggle, but give them credit. In the end, they won when so many lost. James…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/jwsep10dacaheart2_17-1-187x137.gif)
“If he only had a Heart”: Trump as empty Kettle (Cartoon)
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Have we Won yet? Was ISIL a flash in the Pan?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - With the Iraqi campaign against ISIL having wrested from it Mosul and Talafar, and with Hawija and Qaim really the last two areas…![Do Muslim Americans need a Civil Rights Movement?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/do-muslim-americans-need-a-civil-187x137.jpg)
Do Muslim Americans need a Civil Rights Movement?
By Emily Cury | (The Conversation) | - - The past year has been a difficult one for American Muslims. According to a July 2017 Pew survey, 48 percent of Muslims report…![Politics Above Law: How Trump channels Far Right icon Carl Schmitt without Knowing It](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/politics-above-law-how-trump-cha-187x137.jpg)
Politics Above Law: How Trump channels Far Right icon Carl Schmitt without Knowing It
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Gaza: Over 1 million children in ‘unlivable’ circumstances
By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | (Informed Comment) | - - Over a million children in Gaza are living in impoverished circumstances due to electricity shortages, causing problems for public health and education, warned…![Green Energy Jobs: Top 7 Pieces of Rare Good News for US Workers on Labor Day](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/green-energy-jobs-top-7-pieces-o-187x137.jpg)
Green Energy Jobs: Top 7 Pieces of Rare Good News for US Workers on Labor Day
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. The Christian Science Monitor says that in 2016, US solar businesses employed 260,077 workers – up 25 percent from 2015. 2. That…![Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/will-trump-kill-the-dream-for-th-187x137.jpg)
Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants?
By Marcelo Rochabrun | (ProPublica) | - - With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained — and now fear losing…![How Trump’s pardon of Arpaio changed America](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/how-trumps-pardon-of-arpaio-chan-187x137.jpg)
How Trump’s pardon of Arpaio changed America
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Syria’s Heritage, and the World’s, that the War Destroyed–From Palmyra to Castles
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Are Muslims allowed to be Sympathetic Victims in US Media, or only Perpetrators?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Libyan activist Hend Amry makes an important point about the relative lack of interest of television news in stories such as the persecution…![Media Ignore Harvey’s Devastation of Working Class Communities](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/media-ignore-harveys-devastation-187x137.jpg)
Media Ignore Harvey’s Devastation of Working Class Communities
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "Hurricanes don't care if you're rich, poor, white, or black—but that doesn't mean that every person is equally vulnerable to a…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/201709asia_burma_burningsmap-1-187x137.png)
Burma: Satellite Shows Massive Arson against Muslims by Buddhists
Human Rights Watch . | - - 700 Buildings Destroyed in Single Muslim Village in Rakhine State (New York) – New satellite imagery shows several hundred buildings burned in Burma’s Rakhine State,…![Khizr Khan: Liberty requires Vigilance & Sacrifice in defense of Constitution](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/khizr-khan-liberty-requires-vigi-187x137.jpg)
Khizr Khan: Liberty requires Vigilance & Sacrifice in defense of Constitution
The Atlantic | (Video Report) | - - “Liberty requires vigilance and sacrifice so we remain standing in defense of our Constitution and its values,” says Khizr Khan. The lawyer and Gold…![Texas Wind turbines went right on Turning under Harvey’s impact, as Refineries Shut Down](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/texas-wind-turbines-went-right-o-187x137.jpg)
Texas Wind turbines went right on Turning under Harvey’s impact, as Refineries Shut Down
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Extreme weather is in our future. Caribbean hurricanes of the future will be more and more violent and destructive because of manmade global…![Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the “iron fist”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/arabs-thomas-friedman-and-the-ir-187x137.jpg)
Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the “iron fist”
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) Writing about conflicts in the Middle East for the New York Times yesterday, columnist Thomas Friedman talked of "the power that is lost to a society…![Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/heavy-smoke-from-sf-russian-cons-187x137.jpg)
Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US
By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL ) | - - WASHINGTON -- Russia's Foreign Ministry said that U.S. law enforcement officials intend to search its San Francisco consulate and some diplomatic residences,…![Beyond Charlottesville: Can we End Structural Violence against People of Color?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/beyond-charlottesville-can-we-en-187x137.jpg)
Beyond Charlottesville: Can we End Structural Violence against People of Color?
By Gregory Alonso Pirio | (Informed Comment) | - - The importance of opposing the resurgence of emboldened KKK, Neo-Nazis and other hate-filled white supremacists that were on display in Charlottesville cannot…![Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/cop-arrests-nurse-for-doing-her-187x137.jpg)
Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Maytha Alhassen | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "A police officer in Salt Lake City arrested a nurse because she refused to break the…![As Trump probes move against Iran, IAEA certifies its Compliance with Nuclear Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/as-trump-probes-move-against-ira-187x137.jpg)
As Trump probes move against Iran, IAEA certifies its Compliance with Nuclear Deal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The warmongers in the Trump administration (you didn't fall for that isolationism scam did you?) have been exploring ways to blow up the…![Is Deregulation behind explosions at Texas Chem Plant, polluting of Air and Water?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/is-deregulation-behind-explosion-187x137.jpg)
Is Deregulation behind explosions at Texas Chem Plant, polluting of Air and Water?
By Jake Johnson, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "People don't know what's seeping into their air and their homes." "Now the thing's exploded, and people don't know what's seeping…![The Racism Heard Round the World: Even Fascists Denounce Nazis more than Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-racism-heard-round-the-world-187x137.jpg)
The Racism Heard Round the World: Even Fascists Denounce Nazis more than Trump
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - When the neo-fascist National Front is more willing to condemn neo-Nazis than Trump, we have a problem. On race relations,…![Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/muslim-rohingya-refugees-drown-a-187x137.jpg)
Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar
TeleSur | - - Around 27,400 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Friday. Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from the country’s shore in the last two…![here Do “Alt-Right” Groups Get Their Money?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171006191458im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/here-do-alt-right-groups-get-the-187x137.jpg)