Allies of the US in the Middle East no longer trust Washington to protect them from Israel
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Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket
Among authoritarians, economics exists for the sake of political extraction, and private wealth is only permitted on condition of complicity
Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector
Protesting Israel’s assaults on Palestinian universities and its targeting of students and faculty in the occupied West Bank and Gaza
Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression
Unverified reports suggest thousands of people may have been killed, while Trump threatens the country with military intervention
The Inevitable Transition in Iran
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
A US strike would almost certainly hand Iran’s security apparatus the very narrative it seeks: an existential battle for national survival
Racing toward a Mad Max World
Environmental disasters and their destructiveness are only ratcheting up in step with increases in global greenhouse-gas emissions
California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives
Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point
Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities
Reports of Large-Scale Killings in Iran under cover of internet blackout
How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising
Iranian diaspora communities and non-Iranians alike have used social media to share concerns about the internet blackout
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