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Archives for January 2026

Bill of Rights
California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

H. Scott Prosterman

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

censorship
Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Human Rights Watch

Reports of Large-Scale Killings in Iran under cover of internet blackout

Dissent
How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

The Conversation

Iranian diaspora communities and non-Iranians alike have used social media to share concerns about the internet blackout

Featured
Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Farhang Jahanpour

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Donald Trump
Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Richard Drake

Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US’s imperial record in Latin America

Donald Trump
Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Rebecca Gordon

Not surprisingly, perhaps, the United States has over the years resisted any attempt to outlaw autonomous weapons

China
Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Juan Cole

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025, about 4% of its total

Dissent
‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

The Conversation

The “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon” chant asks: What does it mean for a government to prioritize foreign conflicts over domestic welfare?

Authoritarianism
Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

Minnesota Reformer

he protest was part of over a 1,000 planned demonstrations against ICE across the nation this weekend

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