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Overwhelming US Public Approval of Iran Talks gives Momentum to Peace Deal
By Carlyn Meyer | (Informed Comment) — For years, AIPAC and the Netanyahu government in Israel have tried to mark the Iran nuclear talks as […]
Israel’s Government Ratchets even Further Right: Great Moments in Colonialism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Binyamin Netanyahu has succeeded in putting together a shaky coalition of parties that would give him 61 seats […]
‘Too Big to Exist’: Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Big Banks
by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – If passed, bill would give Treasury Secretary a year to break up institutions bailed out in […]
Israel Slammed Over Treatment of Palestinian Children in Detention
By Mel Frykberg | – RAMALLAH, West Bank (IPS) – Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has sent a letter to the U.N. […]
Holy War Hotel: 5-star resort opens for ISIS supporters in Iraq
RT | – “It may look like any other top resort in Iraq, but the Ninawa International Hotel in Mosul has one major difference. It […]
“Killing Me Softly” in Palestine: Lauryn Hill Cancels Israel Concert under BDS Pressure
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – In another sign that Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s far-right nationalism is turning Israel into a pariah […]
Iranian Police Arrest Leading Human Rights Activist Again
By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) | – Narges Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) co-founded by Iranian Nobel Peace […]
We’re all Iraqis now: How Bush’s Wars Militarized Baltimore & Ferguson Police
By Michael Gould-Wartofsky | (Tomdispatch.com) | – Last week, as Baltimore braced for renewed protests over the death of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore Police Department […]
Afghanistan’s Endless War: Between the US, Taliban and ISIL
By Brian M. Downing | (Informed Comment) | – War is largely a seasonal activity in Afghanistan. Winters are harsh and fighters need to work […]
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