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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

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Afghanistan
Trump's Mulligan in Afghanistan:  Mercenaries

Trump’s Mulligan in Afghanistan: Mercenaries

By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Donald Trump loves to play golf. So far, he has teed off twice […]

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Climate Change
The Message on Climate must be 'Yes We Can,' not Apocalypse Now'

The Message on Climate must be ‘Yes We Can,’ not Apocalypse Now’

By Jon Christensen | (The Conversation) | – – There’s been no shortage of pessimistic news on climate change lately. A group of climate scientists […]

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Donald Trump
"Fire & Fury" or "Shock and Awe":  it is always the start of a Quagmire

“Fire & Fury” or “Shock and Awe”: it is always the start of a Quagmire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – If we weren’t talking about two nuclear-armed states with unhinged leaders, the war of words between […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
America's Passionate Intensity: What Rough Beast Slouches toward Mar-a-Lago?

America’s Passionate Intensity: What Rough Beast Slouches toward Mar-a-Lago?

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Like it or not, the president of the United States embodies America itself. The […]

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Latin America
Did Saudi 'Cheap Oil' Policy throw Venezuela into Crisis?

Did Saudi ‘Cheap Oil’ Policy throw Venezuela into Crisis?

Bulent Gökay | (The Conversation) | – – Venezuela is sinking ever deeper into a political and economic calamity. Inflation is above 700% and GDP […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Are Corruption Charges brewing against Israeli PM Netanyahu?

Are Corruption Charges brewing against Israeli PM Netanyahu?

TeleSur | – – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under growing legal pressure as investigators appear to be focusing on his role in a […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Scientists Leak Study on Global Heating Impact b4 Trump can Suppress it

Scientists Leak Study on Global Heating Impact b4 Trump can Suppress it

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A draft report on the current impact of global heating on the United States, produced by […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Can a General ‘Unchaos’ the White House? – Juan Cole Interview

Can a General ‘Unchaos’ the White House? – Juan Cole Interview

Warren Olney | KCRW. | (To the Point Radio Show) | – – Can a general ‘unchaos’ the White House? “With the President away, his […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?

Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?

TeleSur | – – The Turkish Armed Forces are massing on the Syrian border days after a reshuffle of top brass in the country’s military […]

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