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Archives: July 2017
![Al-Sadr in Jidda: Are Saudis looking for channel to Iran, or anti-Iran Client?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/al-sadr-in-jidda-are-saudis-look-187x137.jpg)
![Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza? Israel’s Obligations](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/is-electricity-a-right-even-for-187x137.jpg)
Is Electricity a Right, even for Palestinians of Gaza? Israel’s Obligations
By Julie Webb-Pullman. | (TeleSur) | - - The bowing of Israeli occupation authorities to the request of the Palestinian Authority to further reduce energy supplies does not exonerate them. Israel is…![Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/losing-cities-can-isil-strike-ir-187x137.jpg)
Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?
By Dashty Ali | Sulaymaniyah | (Niqash.org) | - - Having been driven out of Mosul, the extremist Islamic State group is doing what Al Qaeda did before them: setting up new…![Of all things Trump did to us, Vast new toxic CO2 Emissions are the Worst](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/of-all-things-trump-did-to-us-va-187x137.jpg)
Of all things Trump did to us, Vast new toxic CO2 Emissions are the Worst
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Who says President Trump doesn’t have a coherent foreign policy? Pundits and critics across the political spectrum have chided him for…![On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/on-one-day-in-may-italy-got-87-o-187x137.jpg)
On one day in May, Italy got 87% of its Electricity from Renewables
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - * On one day in May, Italy met 87% of its electricity production needs from renewables. This statistic was a fluke, since ordinarily…![Intel Community: ‘How can we work for a President who Undermines our work?’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/intel-community-how-can-we-work-187x137.jpg)
Intel Community: ‘How can we work for a President who Undermines our work?’
By Mattathias Schwartz, special to ProPublica | - - Last week, Dan Coats, the former senator from Indiana and current head of the U.S. intelligence community, was interviewed by NBC's Lester Holt…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/file-20170720-12306-q42hkf-187x137.png)
Turkey’s Vast Censorship now Enlists all Citizens in Twitter Police Reports
Dağhan Irak | (The Conversation) | - - On July 4, Eren Aksoyoğlu, a member of the Turkish Joint June Movement opposition bloc, was taken into custody for a tweet criticising the…![Israel to penalize Amnesty Int’l financially over support for Boycott](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/israel-to-penalize-amnesty-intl-187x137.jpg)
Israel to penalize Amnesty Int’l financially over support for Boycott
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israel’s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has reportedly taken steps to strip Amnesty International of its tax benefits in Israel, barring Israeli donors from…![Top 5 Trump Secrets of Sadism, from Trans People to Priebus to Police](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/top-5-trump-secrets-of-sadism-fr-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Trump Secrets of Sadism, from Trans People to Priebus to Police
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump is a "Tyrannical Sadist". It may not be a personality disorder in the latest diagnostic manual on its own any more (it…![L-G-B-T’ – James Corden Sings for Transgender Troops](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/l-g-b-t-james-corden-sings-for-t-187x137.jpg)
L-G-B-T’ – James Corden Sings for Transgender Troops
The Late Late Show with James Corden. | (CBS Video) | - - "James Corden responds to President Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender people from the military with a parody of…![Tesla 3 Arrives: Beginning of End of Climate Change? (Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/tesla-3-arrives-beginning-of-end-187x137.jpg)
Tesla 3 Arrives: Beginning of End of Climate Change? (Video)
CBS SF Bay Area | (Video News Report) | - - "Tesla Inc. is set to deliver the new electric Model 3 compact car to its first 30 customers on Friday evening.…![Accountability: Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/accountability-pakistan-pm-resig-187x137.jpg)
Accountability: Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling
TeleSur | - - The ruling comes after months of hearings over Nawaz Sharif's alleged corruption. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned on Friday after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him from…![Huge Palestinian Demos over Sacred al-Aqsa lead Israel to lift all Restrictions](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/huge-palestinian-demos-over-sacr-187x137.jpg)
Huge Palestinian Demos over Sacred al-Aqsa lead Israel to lift all Restrictions
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) – Following deadly clashes that erupted across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and besieged Gaza Strip on Friday in protest of continued…![Shell, terrified of EVs, expects ‘low forever’ Gasoline Prices; it is too Optimistic](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/shell-terrified-of-evs-expects-l-187x137.jpg)
Shell, terrified of EVs, expects ‘low forever’ Gasoline Prices; it is too Optimistic
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Telegraph reports that Royal Dutch Shell, the massive oil company, has abruptly decided that petroleum prices are likely to remain low "forever,"…![Want Iranian Democracy? We had one & CIA overthrew it](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/want-iranian-democracy-we-had-on-187x137.jpg)
Want Iranian Democracy? We had one & CIA overthrew it
By Joseph McQuade | (The Conversation) | - - The US and Iran have a complicated relationship. At the moment, it is tense, divisive and delicate. Just over 60 years ago, things…![Turkish Legislators hold Sit-in to protest Creeping Dictatorship](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/turkish-legislators-hold-sit-in-187x137.jpg)
Turkish Legislators hold Sit-in to protest Creeping Dictatorship
TeleSur | - - Under the changes, lawmakers can also vote to ban for three sessions fellow parliamentarians who use expressions such as "Kurdistan" or "Kurdish provinces." Turkey’s main opposition staged a…![Syria: The American War on Civilians](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/syria-the-american-war-on-civili-187x137.jpg)
Syria: The American War on Civilians
By Laura Gottesdiener | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - It was midday on Sunday, May 7th, when the U.S.-led coalition warplanes again began bombing the neighborhood of Wassim Abdo’s family. They…![Mideast’s ‘Only Democracy’ joins push to Silence Al Jazeera: Netanyahu](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/mideasts-only-democracy-joins-pu-187x137.jpg)
Mideast’s ‘Only Democracy’ joins push to Silence Al Jazeera: Netanyahu
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump has his Twitter. Apparently far right wing Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has his Facebook. In a Facebook posting, Netanyahu vowed to…![UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/un-says-yemen-is-now-the-largest-187x137.jpg)
UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis
TeleSur | - - Arab nation is said to be on the brink of famine after almost 2 years of war and disease. In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding…![Island sinking b/c of Climate Change Seeks Seat on UN Security Council](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/island-sinking-bc-of-climate-cha-187x137.jpg)
Island sinking b/c of Climate Change Seeks Seat on UN Security Council
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - An aerial view of the Village of Kolhuvaariyaafushi, Mulaaku Atoll, the Maldives, after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider UNITED…![Can Nukes really be Banned? Are we Safe if they Aren’t?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/can-nukes-really-be-banned-are-w-187x137.jpg)
Can Nukes really be Banned? Are we Safe if they Aren’t?
By H. Patricia Hynes | (Informed Comment) | - - Against all odds, 122 countries agreed on July 7 to ban nuclear weapons. At the heart of the United Nations treaty is…![Is Trump’s Cabinet Collapsing?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/is-trumps-cabinet-collapsing-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump’s Cabinet Collapsing?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump keeps tweaking his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in press interviews and on twitter, complaining bitterly that Sessions recused himself from the Russia…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/prophets-130x137.gif)
Top Ten Ways your Taxes pay for Endless War
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - You wouldn’t know it, based on the endless cries for more money coming from the military, politicians, and the president, but these…![Trump’s US sees Spike in Hate-Fueled Violence, as Tweets distract Public](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trumps-us-sees-spike-in-hate-fue-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s US sees Spike in Hate-Fueled Violence, as Tweets distract Public
By Joe Sexton | ProPublica | - - Last Wednesday, July 19, was something of a busy news day. There was word North Korea was making preparations for yet another provocative missile…![India: With 370% increase in Solar, aims at Electricity for all by 2030](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/india-with-370-increase-in-solar-187x137.jpg)
India: With 370% increase in Solar, aims at Electricity for all by 2030
World Bank. | (Video Report) | - - "With a sweeping commitment to solar power, innovative solutions and energy efficiency initiatives to supply its people with 24x7 electricity by 2030, India is…![Trump: Aid to Syrian Rebels was ‘Massive,’ ‘Dangerous;’ slams Post](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trump-aid-to-syrian-rebels-was-m-187x137.jpg)
Trump: Aid to Syrian Rebels was ‘Massive,’ ‘Dangerous;’ slams Post
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump trashed the Washington Post on Monday, calling it the Amazon Washington Post and implicitly complaining about a July 19 article on his…![The challenges and strengths of Palestine’s ‘orchestra’ of civil resistance](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-challenges-and-strengths-of-187x137.jpg)
The challenges and strengths of Palestine’s ‘orchestra’ of civil resistance
By Molly Wallace | ( Waging Nonviolence / Peace Science Digest) | - - Contrary to widespread stereotypes regarding the nature of Palestinian resistance, there has long been a tradition of unarmed…![There’s No ‘Free Market’ Solution to Health Care](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/theres-no-free-market-solution-t-187x137.jpg)
There’s No ‘Free Market’ Solution to Health Care
By Geoff Coventry | (Otherwords.org) | - - A fully privatized system can never adequately provision the nation. The Republicans have big plans for health care in this country: to eliminate coverage…![Revolution Over? Draft Law Could Return Tunisia to a Police State](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/revolution-over-draft-law-could-187x137.jpg)
Revolution Over? Draft Law Could Return Tunisia to a Police State
By Amna Guellali | ( Human Rights Watch) | - - Parliament Should Reject Abusive Security Bill Since the fall of the government of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, Tunisia's…![Screwdriver Attack at Israeli Embassy in Jordan over Aqsa Mosque Tensions](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/screwdriver-attack-at-israeli-em-187x137.jpg)
Screwdriver Attack at Israeli Embassy in Jordan over Aqsa Mosque Tensions
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Sunday in Amman, the capital of Jordan, two workers arrived at the Israeli Embassy in the tony Rabiyeh neighborhood. One of them…![Not Winning in Afghanistan: Why?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/not-winning-in-afghanistan-why-187x137.jpg)
Not Winning in Afghanistan: Why?
By Solaiman M. Fazel | (Informed Comment) | - - Candidate Trump in his dynamic public rallies repeatedly criticized the former U.S. president for not winning anymore. Trump also mentioned, “If I’m…![After ISIL Defeat in Mosul, Camps or Rehabilitation for Families?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/after-isil-defeat-in-mosul-camps-187x137.jpg)
After ISIL Defeat in Mosul, Camps or Rehabilitation for Families?
Nawzat Shamdeen | (Mosul) | (Niqash.org) | - - Locals in Mosul are divided on whether to rehabilitate, reconcile or punish the families of Islamic State members. Meanwhile rumour has it that…![Who’s a ‘Bad Jew’?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/whos-a-bad-jew-187x137.jpg)
Who’s a ‘Bad Jew’?
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Progressive Jewish groups are rising to criticize the Israeli occupation and fight fundamentalism in both Israel and the West. In…![Top Five Rogues Pardoned by Presidents; with Trump try to be 6th?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/top-five-rogues-pardoned-by-pres-187x137.jpg)
Top Five Rogues Pardoned by Presidents; will Trump try to be 6th?
By Juan Cole |. (Informed Comment) | - - Trump has been tweeting again, this time about his unlimited ability to pardon people according to the Constitution. That part is correct. He…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/file-20170718-10283-1ed7x1m-187x137.png)
If we don’t Dump Fossil Fuels *Now*, we’re Sticking our Kids with $530 Trillion in Debt
By James Dyke | (The Conversation) | - - By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of up to US$535…![Speculation Mounts of Splits in Trump’s Ranks as Spicer Quits](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/speculation-mounts-of-splits-in-187x137.jpg)
Speculation Mounts of Splits in Trump’s Ranks as Spicer Quits
TeleSur | - - The U.S. President's legal team is also undergoing a shake-up. Sean Spicer, the controversial White House press secretary, has resigned and will be replaced by his former deputy,…![Even Major Oil State UAE running for Exits toward Green Energy](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/even-major-oil-state-uae-running-187x137.jpg)
Even Major Oil State UAE running for Exits toward Green Energy
By Rabiya Jaffery | (Inter Press Service) | - - ABU DHABI (IPS) - Much of the world is moving away from oil for its electricity generation, according to the International Energy…![How our Intel Agencies Screwed us by Letting Sessions, Trumpies get away with Russia Scheme](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/how-our-intel-agencies-screwed-u-187x137.jpg)
How our Intel Agencies Screwed us by Letting Sessions, Trumpies get away with Russia Scheme
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller at WaPo report from a US intelligence source that former Russian ambassador to the US, Sergei…![Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/can-trump-use-the-presidential-p-187x137.jpg)
Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?
By Austin Sarat | (The Conversation) | - - Speculation is mounting that President Donald Trump could issue a pardon to members of his family and close associates who are suspected of…![Don’t worry, Trump: Chinese firm provides U.S. coal miners w/ wind energy jobs](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/dont-worry-trump-chinese-firm-pr-187x137.jpg)
Don’t worry, Trump: Chinese firm provides U.S. coal miners w/ wind energy jobs
CGTN | (Video News Report) | - - "For years, coal and oil and gas have been Wyoming’s bedrock. 40% of U.S. coal is still produced in the state but the industry…![The U.S. Empire is ‘Fraying’ and ‘Collapsing’: Pentagon Study](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-u-s-empire-is-fraying-and-co-187x137.jpg)
The U.S. Empire is ‘Fraying’ and ‘Collapsing’: Pentagon Study
TeleSur | - - Report says Washington should consider the "post-primacy" milieu as a "wakeup call". A study by the Pentagon, "At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World"…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/1000px-Minard-750x358-1-187x137.png)
Top 4 Lessons Trump can Learn from Napoleon in Russia
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's New York Times interview can only be understood, to the extent that it can be understood, as the ramblings of someone suffering…![Morocco’s Rif Revolt: Only a Democratic Response is Sufficient](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/moroccos-rif-revolt-only-a-democ-187x137.jpg)
Morocco’s Rif Revolt: Only a Democratic Response is Sufficient
By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | - - Since October 2016, the Berbers (Imazighen) of the Rif, a region on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, have been carrying out one of…![Empire of Destruction: Mosul reveals Myth of Precision Bombing](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/empire-of-destruction-mosul-reve-187x137.jpg)
Empire of Destruction: Mosul reveals Myth of Precision Bombing
By Tom Engelhardt | (Via Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You remember. It was supposed to be twenty-first-century war, American-style: precise beyond imagining; smart bombs; drones capable of taking out a carefully…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/169580-187x137.jpg)
Trump hands Putin gift, cancels Support for Syrian Rebels
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Greg Jaffe and Adam Entous at WaPo report that Trump cancelled the CIA program to support the remnants of the Free Syrian Army…![What, or who, Explains Spike in Hate Crimes against US Muslims?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/what-or-who-explains-spike-in-ha-187x137.jpg)
What, or who, Explains Spike in Hate Crimes against US Muslims?
By Brian Levin | (The Conversation) | - - Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two young women who were facing a…![Yemen: Saudi-led Airstrikes kill 28 civilian refugees](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/yemen-saudi-led-airstrikes-kill-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Saudi-led Airstrikes kill 28 civilian refugees
TeleSur | - - Yemen has been ravaged by the ongoing war, which has claimed more than 10,000 people and caused a cholera outbreak among 300,000. Officials from both the Yemeni Government…![Protest: Religious leaders call on Jerusalem Palestinians to pray at Al-Aqsa on Friday](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/protest-religious-leaders-call-o-187x137.jpg)
Protest: Religious leaders call on Jerusalem Palestinians to pray at Al-Aqsa on Friday
Ma`an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Members of the Waqf, or Islamic trust, in charge with running Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, called on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem to close…![Saudi, slamming Qatar for Extremism, arrests Model for wearing Skirt in Public](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/saudi-slamming-qatar-for-extremi-187x137.jpg)
Saudi, slamming Qatar for Extremism, arrests Model for wearing Skirt in Public
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Yaroslav Trofimov of WSJ said it all: Good luck to the Saudi PR campaign about how Qatar is the source of…![One Year Later: Why the Purges in Turkey Were Always in the Pipeline](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/one-year-later-why-the-purges-in-187x137.jpg)
One Year Later: Why the Purges in Turkey Were Always in the Pipeline
By Sarphan Uzunoglu. | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | - - When it comes to Turkey, representatives of European Union countries—aided and abetted by Turkish liberals who got the ruling Justice and Development…![Unable To Kill Obamacare, Republicans Plot To Kill Medicare (TYT Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/unable-to-kill-obamacare-republi-187x137.jpg)
Unable To Kill Obamacare, Republicans Plot To Kill Medicare (TYT Video)
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "Republicans want to privatize, cut, and eventually kill Medicare. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. "If House…![Donald Trump and the Invisible Monster of Climate Change](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/donald-trump-and-the-invisible-m-187x137.jpg)
Donald Trump and the Invisible Monster of Climate Change
John Feffer. | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Once upon a time, long, long ago, I testified before the great assembly of our land. When I describe this event to children…![Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/unpopular-trumps-low-polls-one-r-187x137.jpg)
Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - For now, the second GOP attempt to replace Obamacare with Trumpcare has failed, with two more senators defecting (one saying the bill does…![The Dangerous Unreality of Trumpland rests on a Totalitarian Foundation](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-dangerous-unreality-of-trump-187x137.jpg)
The Dangerous Unreality of Trumpland rests on a Totalitarian Foundation
By Dan Dinello | (Informed Comment) | - - Like the Black Lodge in David Lynch’s revival of Twin Peaks, reality is twisted into strange, absurd forms in the world of Trump.…![What impact will Saudi-Qatar Struggle have on Palestinians?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/what-impact-will-saudi-qatar-str-187x137.jpg)
What impact will Saudi-Qatar Struggle have on Palestinians?
By Israa Khater | ( OpenDemocracy.org ) | - - No conflict in the Middle East spares the Palestinians, and the recent crisis in the GCC is no exception. Following the escalation…![Russia: Assault on Freedom of Expression](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/russia-assault-on-freedom-of-exp-187x137.jpg)
Russia: Assault on Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Watch | - - Repressive Laws and Policies Restrict Online Speech, Stifle Critical Voices (Moscow) – Russia has introduced significant restrictions to online speech and invasive surveillance of online activity…![Did UAE plant Fake News about Qatar to Fool Trump?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/did-uae-plant-fake-news-about-qa-187x137.jpg)
Did UAE plant Fake News about Qatar to Fool Trump?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Karen DeYoung and Ellen Nakashima report at WaPo that anonymous US intelligence officials have decided to go public with what they…![Turkey’s Emboldened Opposition](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/turkeys-emboldened-opposition-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Emboldened Opposition
By Sinan Ülgen | (Project Syndicate) | - - ISTANBUL – In Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has been working to centralize political power, opposition parties have lately had few…![In Int’l Diplomacy, Does Trump know the Art of the Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/in-intl-diplomacy-does-trump-kno-187x137.jpg)
In Int’l Diplomacy, Does Trump know the Art of the Deal?
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there's no shortage of deal-making needed. But beware the fine print…![Is Trump Sign or Cause of US Imperial Meltdown?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/is-trump-sign-or-cause-of-us-imp-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump Sign or Cause of US Imperial Meltdown?
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - The superhighway to disaster is already being paved. From Donald Trump’s first days in office, news of the damage to America’s…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/169517-187x137.jpg)
Turkey: Erdogan Marks Coup anniversary with more Crackdowns
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey commemorated on Saturday the anniversary of the failed coup in that country. The coup attempt was genuinely unpopular.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/republish.gif)
Brain Fitness: Why you’re losing out if you’re not Learning another Language
By Gaia Vince | ( Mosaic: The Science of Life) | - - Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fitMost people in the world speak more than one language, suggesting the…![Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/federal-judge-strikes-down-grann-187x137.jpg)
Federal Judge strikes down Granny Exclusion in Trump’s Muslim Ban 2.0
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org)) | - - Judge writes that "the Government's definition [of 'close familial relationship'] represents the antithesis of common sense." A federal judge said Thursday…![For Clean, Cheap Energy, Cities & Counties should Take Over](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/for-clean-cheap-energy-cities-co-187x137.jpg)
For Clean, Cheap Energy, Cities & Counties should Take Over
By Sarah van Gelder | ( Yes! Magazine ) | - - A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and towns to meet renewable energy and efficiency…![25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/25-of-australian-homes-have-gone-187x137.jpg)
25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Renewables continue to take the world by storm, which is good news for the climate. Because of less expensive and more efficient technology,…![Human Rights Defenders Are Still Behind Bars in Turkey](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/human-rights-defenders-are-still-187x137.jpg)
Human Rights Defenders Are Still Behind Bars in Turkey
By Zara Rahman | ( GlobalVoices.org) | - - Eight of Turkey's most respected human rights defenders were arrested last week, along with two information technology trainers from Sweden and Germany. All…![Saudi Bloc: Qatar’s Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/saudi-bloc-qatars-al-jazeera-can-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Bloc: Qatar’s Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say
TeleSur | - - Al Jazeera said it rejects any “external intervention” and reiterates its “independence and professional editorial stance.” The four Arab countries currently boycotting Qatar are set to drop their…![Who are the Trumps’ Russian Fixers? Meet Rinat Akhmetshin](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/who-are-the-trumps-russian-fixer-187x137.jpg)
Who are the Trumps’ Russian Fixers? Meet Rinat Akhmetshin
By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL) | - - WASHINGTON -- As recently as last year, Rinat Akhmetshin could be seen regularly pedaling through downtown Washington, D.C., nattily dressed, with a pocket…![Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trump-macron-consult-on-syria-ce-187x137.jpg)
Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald J. Trump consulted on a number of bilateral issues on Wednesday, including cooperation in…![Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trumps-worst-collusion-isnt-with-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations
By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | - - The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin. I’ve always been a little skeptical that there’d be a smoking…![Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq’s Future?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/does-sunni-fragmentation-after-i-187x137.jpg)
Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq’s Future?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - As the date for a Baghdad summit on unity nears, the cracks are showing. It seems the country's Sunni politicians can’t even…![What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/what-good-is-our-natl-security-s-187x137.jpg)
What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Has there ever been a nation as dedicated to preparing for doomsday as the United States? If that’s a thought that hasn’t…![Arab Youth Bulge: Could this Generation Explode Again?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/arab-youth-bulge-could-this-gene-187x137.jpg)
Arab Youth Bulge: Could this Generation Explode Again?
By IPS World Desk ROME/AMMAN (IPS) - More than ever before, the Arab region now registers an unprecedented youth population growth while facing huge challenges such as extremely high unemployment rates –more…![The Real Victims of Trump-Putin Illiberalism: Women](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-real-victims-of-trump-putin-187x137.jpg)
The Real Victims of Trump-Putin Illiberalism: Women
By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | - - When I first read about the Russian government decriminalizing domestic violence recently, my first thought was: it can’t happen here. Then I realized…![Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/novelist-arundhati-roy-and-her-m-187x137.jpg)
Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’
By Ali Kazimi | (The Conversation) | - - Anjula Gogia, the activist bookseller from Another Story Bookshop in Toronto, had patiently nudged me over a few weeks to introduce and host…![Resistance is Fertile](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/resistance-is-fertile-187x137.jpg)
Resistance is Fertile
Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - In the wake of Donald Trump’s inauguration, George Orwell’s 1984 soared onto bestseller lists, as did Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here and Margaret…![Influence: Russia just Imitated the Rupert Murdoch/Fox Model](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/influence-russia-just-imitated-t-187x137.jpg)
Influence: Russia just Imitated the Rupert Murdoch/Fox Model
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In Edgar Allan Poe's "Purloined Letter," detective C. Auguste Dupin discovers a stolen letter in the thief's own apartments after police searches had…![Now they hate Universities: Trumpie anti-Intellectualism infects GOP](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/now-they-hate-universities-trump-187x137.jpg)
Now they hate Universities: Trumpie anti-Intellectualism infects GOP
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A new Pew poll finds that 58% of Republicans now say that colleges and universities have a negative impact on the United States.…![New UN Report Documents Legacy of 10-year Siege in Gaza](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/new-un-report-documents-legacy-o-187x137.jpg)
New UN Report Documents Legacy of 10-year Siege in Gaza
By IMEMC News | - - Most of the projections for 2020, on the situation in the Gaza Strip, have deteriorated further and faster than anticipated in 2012, the United Nations said…![Uber Can be Fixed; and Mideast Women Need It](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/uber-can-be-fixed-and-mideast-wo-187x137.jpg)
Uber Can be Fixed; and Mideast Women Need It
By Neslihan Cevik | (Informed Comment) | - - While in such metropolises as New York or Istanbul, Uber is most famous for hacking the commercial taxi system, it has hacked something…![Rolex “Caliph” of ISIL Dead: Syrian Observatory](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/rolex-caliph-of-isil-dead-syrian-187x137.jpg)
Rolex “Caliph” of ISIL Dead: Syrian Observatory
TeleSur | - - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death has been widely speculated for months. Reports from the United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, SOHR, claim that ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/169424-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Muslim-related Hypocrisies in the Donald Trump Jr. Russia Meeting
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The dishonesty and bad faith of Donald Trump's Muslim ban and general pose of hating Muslims is obvious to anyone who attends to…![S. Africa ruling party will downgrade ties with Israel over Illegal Occupation](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/s-africa-ruling-party-will-downg-187x137.jpg)
S. Africa ruling party will downgrade ties with Israel over Illegal Occupation
Ma'an News Agency | - - PRETORIA (Ma'an) -- The African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party of South Africa, voted on Tuesday in favor of downgrading South Africa’s diplomatic representation in…![Can the Liberation of Mosul begin to free the Mideast from Fundamentalism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/can-the-liberation-of-mosul-begi-187x137.jpg)
Can the Liberation of Mosul begin to free the Mideast from Fundamentalism?
By Balsam Mustafa | (The Conversation) | - - After an offensive lasting nearly nine months, the Iraqi prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, walked through the streets of Mosul on July 9 after…![How Dangerous is Trump’s Flirtation with Violence?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/how-dangerous-is-trumps-flirtati-187x137.jpg)
How Dangerous is Trump’s Flirtation with Violence?
By Ian Buruma | (Project Syndicate) | - - NEW YORK – Some people might have dismissed Donald Trump’s recent tweet of a video clip showing him punching the face of a…![Hobby Lobby caught smuggling Iraqi Antiquities (TYT)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/hobby-lobby-caught-smuggling-ira-187x137.jpg)
Hobby Lobby caught smuggling Iraqi Antiquities (TYT)
Cenk Uygur and Brett Erlich | (The Young Turks News Video) || - - "Hobby Lobby just got caught smuggling. Cenk Uygur and Brett Erlich, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell…![We have dire Problems: Don’t be distracted by Trump’s Twitter Cascades](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/we-have-dire-problems-dont-be-di-187x137.jpg)
We have dire Problems: Don’t be distracted by Trump’s Twitter Cascades
By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | - - I don’t tweet, but I do have a brief message for our president: Will you please get the hell out of the way for…![Iraqi Gov’t declares “mighty Triumph” over ISIL in Mosul, as Sunni Press decries Casualties](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/iraqi-govt-declares-mighty-trium-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Gov’t declares “mighty Triumph” over ISIL in Mosul, as Sunni Press decries Casualties
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al-Mada reports that 24 hours after Mosul was completely liberated from the hold of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL), Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi visited it…![G19 outmaneuvers climate Rogue Trump, ignores Donald & Ivanka](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/g19-outmaneuvers-climate-rogue-t-187x137.jpg)
G19 outmaneuvers climate Rogue Trump, ignores Donald & Ivanka
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - German Chancellor Angela Merkel ran rings around Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, where pictures show Donald sitting alone and being ignored…![Al Jazeera Defies Saudi Bloc’s pressure to close: ‘Journalism itself is under Siege’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/al-jazeera-defies-saudi-blocs-pr-187x137.jpg)
Al Jazeera Defies Saudi Bloc’s pressure to close: ‘Journalism itself is under Siege’
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain want Al Jazeera - including AJ+ - to be shut down. Here’s what Al Jazeera journalists think…![Syria: US & Russia Agree to Ceasefire, De-Escalation: But will it Hold?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/syria-us-russia-agree-to-ceasefi-187x137.jpg)
Syria: US & Russia Agree to Ceasefire, De-Escalation: But will it Hold?
TeleSur | - - Rex Tillerson praised the agreement as indicative of future cooperation in Syria, but also said that the United States still sees no "long-term role" for the Assad government.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/epasector-1-187x137.png)
When will gasoline cars be illegal? France throws its Beret into the Ring
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The answer to the question in the title depends very much on the precise question being asked and on the country. If we…![G-20: Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/g-20-germany-aims-to-isolate-tru-187x137.jpg)
G-20: Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan
By Dave Keating | Euractiv.com | - - Angela Merkel wants all countries in the group except the US to sign up to a strong statement supporting the Paris Agreement but Saudi…![New Neocon Mantra: Hit Iran, b/c like Soviet Union, it is Collapsing](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/new-neocon-mantra-hit-iran-bc-li-187x137.jpg)
New Neocon Mantra: Hit Iran, b/c like Soviet Union, it is Collapsing
By Jim Lobe | (Inter Press Service) | - - WASHINGTON, (IPS) - Iran hawks suddenly have a new mantra: the Islamic Republic is the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, and…![Trump’s Fascist Weakness Mars Poland Diatribe](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trumps-fascist-weakness-mars-pol-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Fascist Weakness Mars Poland Diatribe
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump's speech in Poland may have attempted to camouflage its Fascist undertones with some Nazi-bashing, but no one will be fooled. The…![Can Total’s Gas deal in Iran vindicate the Nuclear Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/can-totals-gas-deal-in-iran-vind-187x137.jpg)
Can Total’s Gas deal in Iran vindicate the Nuclear Deal?
By Meysam Tayebipour | (The Conversation) | - - Nine years ago, when sanctions were imposed on Iran by the international community, Total was the last Western energy company to suspend its…![Do an Unstable President and a Reckless Prince threaten the World?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/do-an-unstable-president-and-a-r-187x137.jpg)
Do an Unstable President and a Reckless Prince threaten the World?
By Dilip Hiro | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The Middle East. Could there be a more perilous place on Earth, including North Korea? Not likely. The planet’s two leading nuclear armed…![Poor in the U.S. South Will Bear the Brunt of Climate Change: Research](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/poor-in-the-u-s-south-will-bear-187x137.jpg)
Poor in the U.S. South Will Bear the Brunt of Climate Change: Research
TeleSur | - - "There will be winners and losers from climate change within the United States,” said Amir Jina, a University of Chicago economist. A new study shows that climate change…![RIP Internal Combustion gasoline Engine: Volvo Goes Electric](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/rip-internal-combustion-gasoline-187x137.jpg)
RIP Internal Combustion gasoline Engine: Volvo Goes Electric
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo, owned by the Chinese automotive corporation Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd, has abruptly decided to produce only…![Why Mosul Matters](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/why-mosul-matters-187x137.jpg)
Why Mosul Matters
The Economist | (Video News Report) | - - "Mosul stands on the brink of recapture from Islamic State fighters, but the future of the city is uncertain. With several parties jostling…![Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/congress-must-take-back-the-car-187x137.jpg)
Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump
By Peter Certo. | (Otherwords.org) | - - By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine. A Bipartisan Vote…![Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/saudi-led-group-qatar-to-be-sanc-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands
TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia said restrictions on Qatar will continue, but it did not announce new sanctions against Doha. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and…![Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/record-germany-at-35-renewables-187x137.jpg)
Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - So far this year, over a third of German electricity has come from wind, solar, biomass and hydro, at 35%. That is 2…![Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/iraqis-travel-to-mosul-to-celebr-187x137.jpg)
Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity
By Sali Mahdy | (GlobalVoices.org) | - - A group of around 300 Iraqis recently traveled from south and central Iraq to Mosul to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday with their newly…![Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/irans-trumpism-cartoon-contest-d-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions
TeleSur | - - More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies are the themes of an international cartoon…![It’s going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/its-going-to-get-a-lot-hotter-ho-187x137.jpg)
It’s going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You
Richard B. Rood | (The Conversation) | - - Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. We know this from billions of observations, documented in thousands of journal papers and texts and summarized every…![Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/independence-remembering-capt-hu-187x137.jpg)
Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot
Khizr Khan | Associated Press | - - "The father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim American soldier who died during his service, questioned Donald Trump's patriotism at the Democratic National Convention, asking…![Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/leftist-kurds-with-us-air-suppor-187x137.jpg)
Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al Jazeera reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US Air Force and other international allies, has breached the walls…![What’s with the Victorious GOP’s obsession with Civil War?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/whats-with-the-victorious-gops-o-187x137.jpg)
What’s with the Victorious GOP’s obsession with Civil War?
By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | - - Have you and your friends gotten into a spirited board game of Bizingo recently? Have you ordered a slew of dome-style skirts from…![Is Scott Pruitt Helping a Corporation Poison Your Kids?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/is-scott-pruitt-helping-a-corpor-187x137.jpg)
Is Scott Pruitt Helping a Corporation Poison Your Kids? (TYT)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "Does Scott Pruitt know how evil he is? Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Ben Mankiewicz, hosts of The…![Dutch Furious as Israel seizes Solar Panels donated to Palestinians](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/dutch-furious-as-israel-seizes-s-187x137.jpg)
Dutch Furious as Israel seizes Solar Panels donated to Palestinians
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Netherlands has reacted with outrage after Israeli authorities seized dozens of solar panels in a remote occupied West Bank village that were…![Iraq united to defeat ISIL, but can it avoid Break-up Afterwards?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/iraq-united-to-defeat-isil-but-c-187x137.jpg)
Iraq united to defeat ISIL, but can it avoid Break-up Afterwards?
By Dylan O’Driscoll | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Multiple segments of the population, including at elite level, have come together in the fight against IS and now the time has…![Trump has it Backwards: Green Energy will Make America Great](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trump-has-it-backwards-green-ene-187x137.jpg)
Trump has it Backwards: Green Energy will Make America Great
By Joseph E. Stiglitz | (Project Syndicate) | - - BRUSSELS – Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States took another major step toward establishing itself as a rogue state on…![With CNN Reporter Attack Video, Trump apes Seedy Dictators](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/with-cnn-reporter-attack-video-t-187x137.jpg)
With CNN Reporter Attack Video, Trump apes Seedy Dictators
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump has taken another big step toward becoming an African dictator. On Sunday he tweeted a video someone made for him that was…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/avignon-1-187x118.png)
Gunmen Shoot at Mosque-goers in France, Injure 8, including Child
TeleSur | - - Avignon police are now searching for the suspects who fled the scene. In the southeastern city of Avignon in France’s Provence region, two hooded men pulled up to…![Did Trump commit a crime in trying to Blackmail Mika and Joe? (TYT)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/did-trump-commit-a-crime-in-tryi-187x137.jpg)
Did Trump commit a crime in trying to Blackmail Mika and Joe? (TYT)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz | TYT Video Report | - - "The President of the United States is tight with the owner of "The National Enquirer,” because of course he…![Another “Unbalanced” White Terrorist targets Muslims at Mosque Near Paris](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/another-unbalanced-white-terrori-187x137.jpg)
Another “Unbalanced” White Terrorist targets Muslims at Mosque Near Paris
TeleSur | - - Although the official investigation clearly said the attack was "deliberate," the mainstream French media failed to report it. A man in a 4×4 car intentionally tried to run…![Top 6 Things Trump didn’t know about Herat when he barred Girl robotics Scientists from US](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/top-6-things-trump-didnt-know-ab-187x137.jpg)
Top 6 Things Trump didn’t know about Herat when he barred Girl robotics Scientists from US
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US embassy in Kabul has denied a visa to 6 Afghan high school students from Herat to accompany their invention in robotics…![UN: Saudi Bloc attempt to close Al Jazeera attack on Freedom of Expression](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/un-saudi-bloc-attempt-to-close-a-187x137.jpg)
UN: Saudi Bloc attempt to close Al Jazeera is attack on Freedom of Expression
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Reuters reports that U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, is "extremely concerned by the demand that Qatar close down the…![The Violent “American Century”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-violent-american-century-187x137.jpg)
The Violent “American Century”
By John Feffer | (FPIF) | Originally published in Korea Quarterly | - - The last near-century of American dominance was extraordinarily violent. Is it coming to an end? John Dower is…![Syria: as anti-ISIL Fight enters End Game, Civilian Casualties Spike](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032226im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/syria-as-anti-isil-fight-enters-187x137.jpg)