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The Inevitable Transition in Iran
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The Inevitable Transition in Iran

Bernard Hourcade

Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

01/14/2026 By The Conversation

Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

01/14/2026 By Stan Cox

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Romney: You know things aren’t going well when…

Romney: You know things aren’t going well when…

As for the Romney campaign, you know things aren’t going well when Rachel Maddow finds old footage of you demanding that Ted Kennedy release his […]

Juan Cole

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US Drone Strikes Undermining Pakistan Democracy (Woods)

US Drone Strikes Undermining Pakistan Democracy (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: One of Islamabad’s most senior diplomats has told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism that ongoing CIA […]

Juan Cole

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Revolutionaries in Syria Claim 60% of Aleppo as UN Condemns al-Assad

Revolutionaries in Syria Claim 60% of Aleppo as UN Condemns al-Assad

Since the Free Syrian Army is a guerrilla group, whether it can hold the northern metropolis of Aleppo is not absolutely central to its survival. […]

Juan Cole

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Big Brother just Got Bigger (Fitzgibbon)

Big Brother just Got Bigger (Fitzgibbon)

William Fitzgibbon writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism When the government told the people of London that the eyes of the world would be […]

Juan Cole

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Romney and the ‘Missing Evidence” Instruction (Sullivan)

Romney and the ‘Missing Evidence” Instruction (Sullivan)

John Sullivan writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: A Cabinet nominee or a Supreme Court nominee produces decades of tax returns to the […]

Juan Cole

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Romney, Reid, Taxes and the Un-Macho

Romney, Reid, Taxes and the Un-Macho

Mitt Romney told notorious media bully and propagandist for the American Far Right, Sean Hannity, that it is time for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid […]

Juan Cole

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Poisoning the Seas to get out Oil that Poisons the Atmosphere (Banerjee)

Poisoning the Seas to get out Oil that Poisons the Atmosphere (Banerjee)

Subhankar Banerjee writes at Tomdispatch.com: Walking the Waters: How to Bring the Major Oil Companies Ashore and Halt the Destruction of Our Oceans When you […]

Juan Cole

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Obama signed finding to help Syria Uprising

Obama signed finding to help Syria Uprising

The Syrian opposition continued to hang on in the northern commercial center of Aleppo on Thursday, and even launched a daring new raid. Rebels used […]

Juan Cole

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Sanity and Insanity in American Politics (Bachmann, Sessions, Romney, and Chicken)

Sanity and Insanity in American Politics (Bachmann, Sessions, Romney, and Chicken)

Sanity: Former US officials and academics (including me) call on the Congressional leadership to remove dangerous conspiracy theorist Michele Bachmann from the House Intelligence Committee. […]

Juan Cole

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