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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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Food Security
Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness

Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness

By Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, […]

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Lawless: Washington Celebrates ICC ruling against Russia, Condemns Warrant Request for Israel

Lawless: Washington Celebrates ICC ruling against Russia, Condemns Warrant Request for Israel

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Karim A.A. Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Monday that he is asking the ICC to issue […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Amal Clooney backs ICC call for Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

Amal Clooney backs ICC call for Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

( Middle East Monitor ) – Amal Clooney, wife of Hollywood actor George Clooney, and renowned human rights lawyer provided an “expert report” supporting the […]

Middle East Monitor

Iran
What could President Raisi's Death mean for Stability in Iran and the Mideast?

What could President Raisi’s Death mean for Stability in Iran and the Mideast?

By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin | – A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials crashed in the […]

The Conversation

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Iranian President dead in Crash: Now comes the Night of Long Knives

Iranian President dead in Crash: Now comes the Night of Long Knives

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s Mehr News Service reported Monday morning Tehran time that President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died Sunday […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Insurers are Pulling out of Climate Risk Zones, Leaving Communities even more Vulnerable

Insurers are Pulling out of Climate Risk Zones, Leaving Communities even more Vulnerable

By Jessica Garcia | ( Otherwords ) – In an era of climate disasters, Americans in vulnerable regions will need to rely more than ever […]

OtherWords

African-Americans
Trumpism, Race and Authoritarianism: The Storm is Coming

Trumpism, Race and Authoritarianism: The Storm is Coming

By Clarence Lusane ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Consider Donald Trump to be in a racial bind when it comes to election 2024. After all, he […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
Top 3 Climate Catastrophes Menacing Florida, as DeSantis Erases Climate Change From Web Sites

Top 3 Climate Catastrophes Menacing Florida, as DeSantis Erases Climate Change From Web Sites

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – When we think about Florida, we may think about flamingos. But in the Ron DeSantis regime, the state bird ought […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
"There is no Security:" Israel's Invasion of Rafah will not Eliminate Hamas or End the War

“There is no Security:” Israel’s Invasion of Rafah will not Eliminate Hamas or End the War

By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – The Gaza war has now entered its eighth month and a resolution to the […]

The Conversation

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