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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

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Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction

Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction

Excerpted from Stories from the Center of the World: New Middle East Fiction Available from City Lights The center of the world, where recorded civilization […]

Jordan Elgrably

Food Insecurity
Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?

Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?

( Code Pink ) – The non-violence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Is Washington's Defense of Israel's War destroying the Edifice of the Liberal International Order?

Is Washington’s Defense of Israel’s War destroying the Edifice of the Liberal International Order?

Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – We are in an age of firsts. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel set […]

Ali Abootalebi

Climate Crisis
No, Dubai’s Massive Desert Storm wasn’t Caused by Cloud Seeding; but 2,400 gigatonnes of CO2 is Changing our Climate

No, Dubai’s Massive Desert Storm wasn’t Caused by Cloud Seeding; but 2,400 gigatonnes of CO2 is Changing our Climate

By Richard Washington, University of Oxford | – Some years ago, I found myself making my way up the narrow stairs of a Learjet on […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

( Tomdispatch.com) – Let one old man deal with two others. I turn 80 in July, which makes me just over a year-and-a-half younger than […]

Tom Engelhardt

Apartheid
US House awards Israel $26 Billion so it can go on Killing or Wounding a Palestinian Child every 10 Minutes

US House awards Israel $26 Billion so it can go on Killing or Wounding a Palestinian Child every 10 Minutes

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US House of Representatives voted $26 billion for Israel on Saturday to reward it for its ongoing war crimes […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Human-Caused Climate Change will cut your Paycheck by a Fifth over the next 26 Years

Human-Caused Climate Change will cut your Paycheck by a Fifth over the next 26 Years

By Julian Wettengel | – Clean Energy Wire ) – The damaging effects of climate change are set to hit economic growth severely across most […]

Clean Energy Wire

censorship
The Irony: Israel's Supporters use "anti-Woke" Playbook to censor Palestinian Voices

The Irony: Israel’s Supporters use “anti-Woke” Playbook to censor Palestinian Voices

By Nasim Ahmed | – In recent years, a new line of attack has emerged from many pro-Israel groups, conservative commentators, politicians and activists – […]

Middle East Monitor

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Red Lines and Rockets: Reframing the War on Gaza

Red Lines and Rockets: Reframing the War on Gaza

Madison, Wisconsin (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Barely a day after Iran fired drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles westward across the desert skies towards […]

Jennifer Loewenstein

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