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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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Climate Change:  Can the Insurance Industry be saved from Bankruptcy?

Climate Change: Can the Insurance Industry be saved from Bankruptcy?

Link TV | – “The reinsurance industry insures insurance companies to help reduce risk associated with underwritten policies. Insurance rates have risen in areas with […]

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Israel
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff

Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff

RT | – US officials continue to maintain that American policy towards Israel will undergo changes in the wake of pre-election comments made by Prime […]

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Arab World
The Rise of ISIL & the Political Bankruptcy of Arab Politics in the Levant

The Rise of ISIL & the Political Bankruptcy of Arab Politics in the Levant

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) The rise of the so called ‘the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (al-Sham)’ or the ISIL—the Daesh […]

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Economy
What exactly have the US & EU been doing to Iran's Economy?

What exactly have the US & EU been doing to Iran’s Economy?

By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) Iran has been targeted by a steady dose of economic and military sanctions over the past 35 years, resulting in […]

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All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Texas Senator Ted Cruz, one of three Cuban-Americans in the Senate, is throwing his hat into the ring […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians are suffering from unfair distribution of water resources as Israel is consuming the vast majority of Palestinian water, Palestinian officials said […]

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Crime
US "War on Drugs" ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

US “War on Drugs” ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) – They behead people by the hundreds. They heap headless, handless bodies along roadsides as warnings to those who would […]

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Barack Obama
Obama with Drama:  Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

Obama with Drama: Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Now that Leonard Nimoy is most unfortunately no longer with us, Barack Obama is the primary exemplar in […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a 'War on Terror'

Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a ‘War on Terror’

By John Hursh | (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday afternoon, gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis, killing at least 20 people. Many more people […]

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