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Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
Donald Trump

Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?

Juan Cole

Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

A Clique of Unhinged Techno-Optimists Is Putting Humanity at Risk

03/09/2026 By Tomdispatch

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy

03/09/2026 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Donald Trump
The wrong question about the war in Iran

The wrong question about the war in Iran

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

Yakov M. Rabkin

Feminism
On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

A strong majority of Americans support reproductive rights and equal pay, and the ERA would establish in law 21st century equality

H. Patricia Hynes

Donald Trump
Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

The day the world crossed a line it may not easily step back from, when the U.S. and Israel engaged in a war with Iran with no clear end in sight

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Donald Trump
Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Juan Cole

Iran
Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Hegseth has defended convicted war criminals, arguing that US troops are not bound by international laws or norms limiting the violence of war

Arnold Oliver

Climate Crisis
As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

Experience from past conflicts shows that pollution, contamination and ecological stress can persist long after the missiles stop flying

Dialogue Earth

Democracy
Recent Elections Show Weaponizing Antisemitism to Protect Israel Is Backfiring

Recent Elections Show Weaponizing Antisemitism to Protect Israel Is Backfiring

Israel and its hard line supporters have long relied on weaponizing charges of antisemitism to silence critics

Mohammed Samaana

Iran
The Other Iran, of Joy and Wine: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:40

The Other Iran, of Joy and Wine: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:40

When Iran and Iranians are being demonized, it is important to remember the beauty of Iranian civilization and the complexity of Iranians

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
De-Healthification: Israel’s Engineered Collapse of Palestinian Life

De-Healthification: Israel’s Engineered Collapse of Palestinian Life

I argue that the deliberate collapse of the Palestinian health system is the product of policies of blockade, occupation, and structural neglect

Al-Shabaka

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