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How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn
Donald Trump

How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

Dan Steinbock

The macro effect is elevated inflation as energy prices are coupled with rising costs in transport, food and manufacturing

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

03/02/2026 By Mike Nickerson

Trumped!  The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

Trumped! The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

03/02/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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Climate Crisis
Why Islamic Finance could provide an ethical Model for funding the green Transition

Why Islamic Finance could provide an ethical Model for funding the green Transition

Islamic finance, with its core values of fairness and social responsibility, could enhance credibility and transparency within green finance

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump Warns Iran: Capitulate or Perish — A Call for War from the Board of Peace

Trump Warns Iran: Capitulate or Perish — A Call for War from the Board of Peace

The deal offered by the United States is simple and straight forward, submit to all American demands or be obliterated

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Bombing decimated Gaza’s cultural sites, as UNESCO responds Tepidly

Israel’s Bombing decimated Gaza’s cultural sites, as UNESCO responds Tepidly

UNESCO’s failures have consequences beyond Gaza, as they weaken deterrence of attacks on heritage sites globally

The Conversation

Denialism
How Trump is Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline: An Appointment in Samarra

How Trump is Accelerating American (and Planetary) Decline: An Appointment in Samarra

“It was only a start of surprise. I was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.”

Alfred W. McCoy

Donald Trump
Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran

Hugh J. Curran

Iran
“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

Barkeep, why grieve about the future fate of friends? Bring out your finest vintage — since the night is disappearing.

Juan Cole

Iran
Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

In MENA, restraint and economic statecraft eclipse proxy wars, as Iran’s overstretch contrasts with Saudi Arabia’s calculation

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Climate Crisis
Climate Change could expose 1.1 billion People to Hunger by 2100 if We don’t Act Now

Climate Change could expose 1.1 billion People to Hunger by 2100 if We don’t Act Now

Africa is expected to bear a heavy toll, with more than 170 million people predicted to be exposed to food crises

The Conversation

Donald Trump
SCOTUS Tariff Ruling to Ease Solar Prices, as even GOP Voters Boost Sun Power

SCOTUS Tariff Ruling to Ease Solar Prices, as even GOP Voters Boost Sun Power

The SCOTUS decision striking down arbitrary Trump tariffs will make solar panel imports cheaper

Juan Cole

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Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

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