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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
Donald Trump

Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East

Dan Steinbock

As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

By Reese Erlich | (48hills.org ) | – – The US has interfered in elections all over the world — and this Russian ‘crisis’ is […]

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Pence's White Nationalist exclusion of Syrian Refugees Struck Down by Court

Pence’s White Nationalist exclusion of Syrian Refugees Struck Down by Court

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has struck down former Indiana governor and present vice president […]

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Iran bans Dollar for import Trade in anti-Sanctions Campaign

Iran bans Dollar for import Trade in anti-Sanctions Campaign

TeleSur | – – Mehdi Kasraeipour, the Central Bank of Iran’s director of foreign exchange rules and policies, said the move is unlikely to meet […]

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Are Iran and Saudi Arabia competing for the soul of Iraq?

Are Iran and Saudi Arabia competing for the soul of Iraq?

By Saleem al-Wazzan | (Niqash.org) | – – Iraqis can now visit a special visa-free zone in neighbouring Iran, over the border from Basra. Some […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Ultimate Blowback: A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

Ultimate Blowback: A Planet Boiling With Unintended Consequences

( Tomdispatch.com) | – – You want to see “blowback” in action? That’s easy enough. All you need is a vague sense of how Google […]

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Yemen War: Bernie Sanders et al. Try to get US Out

Yemen War: Bernie Sanders et al. Try to get US Out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday proposed a bipartisan resolution to […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

In Proactive Move, Trump to arm Movie Ushers (Satire)

Satire By Reese Erlich | (Informed Comment) | – – WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump announced new plans today to combat mass shootings: arming […]

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Iran
The New, Hollow Attacks on the Iran Deal

The New, Hollow Attacks on the Iran Deal

No, Obama couldn’t have settled the Syrian civil war and prevented Iranian breakout

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Donald Trump
As workers notice no Raise, the Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In

As workers notice no Raise, the Tax Scam Is Starting to Sink In

By Josh Hoxie | (Otherwords.org) | – – While billionaires fund a PR push for the tax law, most ordinary workers report seeing no increase […]

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