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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran:  When Journalists are the Target
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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran: When Journalists are the Target

Fariba Amini

“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan […]

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

09/03/2025 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

09/03/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Banks in Palestinian West Bank Profit from Squatter Settlements (HRW)

Israeli Banks in Palestinian West Bank Profit from Squatter Settlements (HRW)

Bankrolling Abuse: Their Role Abets Land Seizures, Rights Abuses

Human Rights Watch

Feminism
After arrest of Feminists, Saudi Arabia sets Harsh Penalties for Sexual Harassment

After arrest of Feminists, Saudi Arabia sets Harsh Penalties for Sexual Harassment

Saudi Arabia is preparing to outlaw sexual harassment less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its ban on women driving

AFP

National Security State
Terrorizing ourselves Silly:  Surreal Pentagon Nightmares underpin $700 bn Budget

Terrorizing ourselves Silly: Surreal Pentagon Nightmares underpin $700 bn Budget

Military war games anticipated many of the fears articulated in Trump’s December 2017 National Security Strategy

Nick Turse

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India stands with Iran against Trump Sanctions

India stands with Iran against Trump Sanctions

India’s External Affairs Minister delivered a sharp rebuke to US plans for sanctions on trade with Iran on Monday

Juan Cole

Environment
Trump's most Corrupt Cabinet Member is in Trouble, but the Environment is Worse Off

Trump’s most Corrupt Cabinet Member is in Trouble, but the Environment is Worse Off

How has Pruitt survived so long?

Tan Copsey

Israel/ Palestine
Israel begins construction of sea barrier off Gaza coast

Israel begins construction of sea barrier off Gaza coast

The Israeli government began construction of marine barrier off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday

Maan News Agency

Green Transportation
Return of the Tall Ships: Sailing for Zero-Carbon Shipping

Return of the Tall Ships: Sailing for Zero-Carbon Shipping

Shipping is a major contributor to international carbon emissions. Technological advances may change that

Christiaan De Beukelaer

France
Muslim Undocumented Immigrant, Spiderman of Paris, Saves Toddler from Balcony (Video)

Muslim Undocumented Immigrant, Spiderman of Paris, Saves Toddler from Balcony (Video)

Mamoudou Gassama has been hailed a hero after he scaled the front of a building in Paris to save a child hanging from a fourth-floor balcony

BBC

Afghanistan
On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

The Afghanistan government controls only about half of Afghanistan, 229 of 407 districts. Maybe because it is a bad news story, our Afghanistan War, the […]

Juan Cole

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