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A Middle East without Nukes
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A Middle East without Nukes

Fariba Amini

“You can’t bomb away the knowledge”  -John Kerry Marg bar means death to… It was chanted after the hostage crisis.  Marg bar America.  Death to […]

After Mamdani Victory, Progressives Call for Primary Challenges to Democratic Establishment

After Mamdani Victory, Progressives Call for Primary Challenges to Democratic Establishment

06/26/2025 By Common Dreams

Iranian-Americans Opposed US Attack on Iran, Visa Ban: NIAC Poll

Iranian-Americans Opposed US Attack on Iran, Visa Ban: NIAC Poll

06/26/2025 By contributors

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Climate Crisis
Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife – a new report details the changes

Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife – a new report details the changes

By Bryan Shuman | – When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old Faithful Geyser almost certainly […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
In Siccing Justice Dept. on Jimmy Kimmel and SNL, Trump Channeled worst Mideast Dictators

In Siccing Justice Dept. on Jimmy Kimmel and SNL, Trump Channeled worst Mideast Dictators

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bassem Youssef was Egypt’s most famous comedian in the 2000s and until 2014. His weekly half-hour satire, “The Program,” skewered […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
'Putting lipstick on a pig': New Israeli PM Bennett is More Extreme than Netanyahu, so why is Washington Fawning over New Gov't?

‘Putting lipstick on a pig’: New Israeli PM Bennett is More Extreme than Netanyahu, so why is Washington Fawning over New Gov’t?

( Middle East Monitor ) – When former US President Barack Obama used an old cliché to denigrate his political opponent, the late US Senator […]

Ramzy Baroud

Iraq
This tiny minority of Iraqis follows an ancient Gnostic religion – and there’s a chance they could be your neighbors too

This tiny minority of Iraqis follows an ancient Gnostic religion – and there’s a chance they could be your neighbors too

By James F. McGrath | – ( The Conversation ) – In March 2021 Pope Francis became the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church […]

The Conversation

African-Americans
When You Lift from the Bottom, Everyone Rises: Have We Entered America's Third Era of Reconstruction?

When You Lift from the Bottom, Everyone Rises: Have We Entered America’s Third Era of Reconstruction?

( Tomdispatch.com) – West Virginia, a state first established in defiance of slavery, has recently become ground zero in the fight for voting rights. In […]

Liz Theoharis

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Iran's Raisi: Supports renewed Nuclear Deal, Seeks Lifting of US Sanctions, and Restored Saudi Diplomatic Relations

Iran’s Raisi: Supports renewed Nuclear Deal, Seeks Lifting of US Sanctions, and Restored Saudi Diplomatic Relations

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In his first press conference on Monday, newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi expressed support for the negotiations in Vienna toward […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Jim Crow was Never Dead, but the Black Church can Lead the Way in Banishing Voter Suppression

Jim Crow was Never Dead, but the Black Church can Lead the Way in Banishing Voter Suppression

By Rev. Susan K. Smith and Rev. Levon C. Manzie | ( Otherwords.org) – We suspected it for years, and now we know it: Jim […]

OtherWords

Iran
Iran election: what Ebrahim Raisi’s victory will mean for his country – and the rest of the world

Iran election: what Ebrahim Raisi’s victory will mean for his country – and the rest of the world

By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam | – When Iranians elect a new leader, the world watches. So the election of Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline right-winger, to replace […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
The Navajo and Hopi are Abandoning Coal, but need help with Clean-Up and Transition to Renewables

The Navajo and Hopi are Abandoning Coal, but need help with Clean-Up and Transition to Renewables

By Alyssa Marksz | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – Navajo and Hopi witnesses agreed the region needs to move away from its economic […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

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