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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran:  When Journalists are the Target
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A Dangerous Profession, from Palestine to Iran: When Journalists are the Target

Fariba Amini

“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan […]

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

09/03/2025 By Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism

09/03/2025 By William D. Hartung

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My Palestine: An Impossible Exile

My Palestine: An Impossible Exile

Review of Mohammad Tarbush, My Palestine: An Impossible Exile (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024) Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– –– It […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Bill of Rights
Rümeysa Öztürk freed, as Judge Warns of Grave Threat to Free Speech

Rümeysa Öztürk freed, as Judge Warns of Grave Threat to Free Speech

“There has been no evidence that has been introduced by the government other than the op-ed,” U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said, referring to […]

Common Dreams

Syria
Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind

Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind

In need of capital to rebuild, Syrian men are staying in neighbouring countries to work while their wives head home By Melissa Pawson and Mahmoud […]

Open Democracy

Conspiracy Theories
When Politics Leaves Reality Behind

When Politics Leaves Reality Behind

Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The traditional left–right political spectrum no longer captures the forces driving division in America today. That model works […]

Bahman Fozouni

Israel/ Palestine
The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza. By John Feffer ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Maybe you remember […]

John Feffer

fiction
Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile

Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile

By Heather Laird, University College Cork (The Conversation) – Palestinian literature is unique. It stands apart for its ability to capture a nation’s identity in […]

The Conversation

Bill of Rights
Antisemitism Awareness Act – Protecting Jews from What?

Antisemitism Awareness Act – Protecting Jews from What?

Last year, Congress proposed the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) (S.558 and H.R. 1007) to combat anti-Semitism, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the Door for Annexation of the West Bank

Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the Door for Annexation of the West Bank

By Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London Israel’s security cabinet has announced a plan to “capture” the whole of the Gaza Strip. The […]

The Conversation

Pentagon
The Real Evil Empire May Surprise You

The Real Evil Empire May Surprise You

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Forty years ago this month, I was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. I would be part of […]

William J. Astore

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