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The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran
Donald Trump

The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran

H. Patricia Hynes

An enduring menace to the global economy, this unnecessary and illegal war also pushes the world toward long-term environmental disaster

200K in St. Paul Join 8M  Record “No Kings” US Protest

200K in St. Paul Join 8M Record “No Kings” US Protest

03/29/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

Protesting Israel’s Targeted Killing of Civilian Professors in Lebanon

03/29/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Authoritarianism
Fear Trump but hesitating About “No Kings”? Think Again!

Fear Trump but hesitating About “No Kings”? Think Again!

Trump is erecting an authoritarian regime. We citizens need to stand up and say NO

Mitchell Zimmerman

Afghanistan
U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

Across Afghanistan, thousands of young people, including university graduates and skilled workers, are struggling with prolonged unemployment.

Truthdig

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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank

Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank

Rightwing settlers have out with escalating impunity, as the Israeli army has ignored the terrorism the settlers perpetrate

H. Scott Prosterman

Christian Zionism
God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

The Israeli prime minister used religious imagery on February 28 while announcing the start of the war

The Conversation

Iran
The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

The US-Israeli killing of Iranian leaders on February 28th marked the second time in a year that the U.S. had used negotiations as a decoy

Tomdispatch

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Nations Rush to Renewables, EVs in face of Iran Forever War

Nations Rush to Renewables, EVs in face of Iran Forever War

Germany’s Energy Minister said that energy policy is now “security policy” and that it wants to avoid being under the thumb of foreign powers

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

Israeli Officials Vow Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

Risk of Forcible Displacement, Wanton Destruction, Threat of Strikes on Civilians, Discrimination against Shiite Muslims

Human Rights Watch

Iran
How the US Became an International Serial Killer

How the US Became an International Serial Killer

The assassination of Ali Larijani is a blow to the already fraught chances for a negotiated peace between Iran and the United States and Israel

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Donald Trump
The Consequences of the U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran

The Consequences of the U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran

Neither military leaders nor Congress were able to comprehend, or warn Trump, of the dire possibilities that can result from bombing Iran

Hugh J. Curran

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U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank

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God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

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The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

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