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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

03/07/2026 By Dialogue Earth

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How America’s 25 Gigs of New Solar will help keep Power on during our Coming Scorching Summer

By: Robert Zullo – ( Florida Phoenix ) -With some parts of the country already facing heat waves, the organization in charge of setting reliability standards for the […]

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Donald Trump
The intersectionality of Hate helps us understand the Ideology of Donald Trump and the Far Right

The intersectionality of Hate helps us understand the Ideology of Donald Trump and the Far Right

By Francis Dupuis-Déri, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | – (The Conversation) – A new conceptual tool is required to fully understand the most […]

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Colonialism
Burning the Indigenous Population up in their Tents is an old Colonial Technique of Genocide

Burning the Indigenous Population up in their Tents is an old Colonial Technique of Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli air force bombed a refugee tent camp west of Rafah City around 8:45 pm local time on Sunday. […]

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Is Israel's War on Gaza destabilizing Egypt?

Is Israel’s War on Gaza destabilizing Egypt?

By Haneen Shoukry | – ( Globalvoices.org ) – On Tuesday, April 23, protesters in Cairo were detained while participating in a peaceful demonstration in […]

Global Voices

Iran
Iranian President's Death Could Trigger 'Power Competition' For Next Supreme Leader

Iranian President’s Death Could Trigger ‘Power Competition’ For Next Supreme Leader

( RFE/RL ) – The sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi has thrown a wrench in the succession plans of Iran’s elderly supreme leader. The […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Report of the Independent International Commission of violations of international human rights law (IHRL), international humanitarian law (IHL) and possible international crimes committed by all parties between 7 October and 31 December 2023

Report of the Independent International Commission of violations of international human rights law (IHRL), international humanitarian law (IHL) and possible international crimes committed by all parties between 7 October and 31 December 2023

  Advance unedited version   Distr.: General 27 May 2024   Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty sixth session 18 June–12 July 2024 Agenda item […]

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Supreme Court Upside Down, Driven by Christian Theocracy

Supreme Court Upside Down, Driven by Christian Theocracy

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The US Supreme Court has an integrity problem, freshly illustrated by their decision to allow a clearly […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
A Way Out: Each Path to Gaza Peace Seems Improbable, Until Steps are taken to Make it Happen

A Way Out: Each Path to Gaza Peace Seems Improbable, Until Steps are taken to Make it Happen

By Louis Kriesberg | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) -In the face of an increasingly terrible conflict, political leaders, academic scholars, engaged officials, and […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza and Ukraine Wars Causing Massive Pollution, Environmental Damage

Gaza and Ukraine Wars Causing Massive Pollution, Environmental Damage

By Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame and Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, University of Notre Dame | – (The Conversation) – As wars grind on in […]

The Conversation

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