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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
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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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Dr. Strangelove in the 21st Century: Trump’s Pentagon lowers Nuclear Threshold

Dr. Strangelove in the 21st Century: Trump’s Pentagon lowers Nuclear Threshold

( Tomdispatch.com) – If you’re having trouble sleeping thanks to, well, you know who… you’re not alone. But don’t despair. A breakthrough remedy has just […]

Rajan Menon

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Could Trump's Fragile Ego spark Korean or Iran War?

Could Trump’s Fragile Ego spark Korean or Iran War?

By Bandy X. Lee and Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | – – Donald Trump is not the first leader with a severe personality […]

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Christianity
Priests close Church of Holy Sepulchre over Israeli "attack on Christians"

Priests close Church of Holy Sepulchre over Israeli “attack on Christians”

Middle East Monitor | – – Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli […]

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UN Security Council calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Syria's East Ghouta

UN Security Council calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Syria’s East Ghouta

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United Nations Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire between the […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Saudi Arabia, UN Human Rights Council Member, Continues Rights Crackdown

Saudi Arabia, UN Human Rights Council Member, Continues Rights Crackdown

By Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) an independent, non-profit organisation that promotes freedom of expression, association and peaceful […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta

Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta

Middle East Monitor | – – Rescuers in Syria’s eastern Ghouta said the bombing would not let up long enough for them to count the […]

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Afghanistan
Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers

Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers

TeleSur | – – A bomb attack also took place in the capital Kabul killing at least one person. Islamic State group in Afghanistan claimed […]

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Climate Change
In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

US Carbon Emissions Fall slightly

Juan Cole

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Grievance Politics for Insecure Majorities: Trumpism Worldwide

Grievance Politics for Insecure Majorities: Trumpism Worldwide

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries. Washington and New Delhi are […]

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