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Children of War
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Children of War

Fariba Amini

On January 29, 2024, volunteers from the Palestinian Red Crescent received an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl was trapped in a car, pleading

“Where are we supposed to Go?”  Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

“Where are we supposed to Go?” Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of 500K Lebanese Shi`is

03/16/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Passover: Freedom from Pride

Passover: Freedom from Pride

03/16/2026 By Yakov M. Rabkin

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Guns
Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

The guns on the streets of inner cities, in rural areas, and even in some suburbs are all too often unlicensed stolen ones

Beverly Gologorsky

Bahrain
Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

Anti-War Movement
Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Now, the barbaric war on Iran is enabled by remaining silent and just following order

Norman Solomon

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

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

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

Dan Steinbock

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

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

In the effort to keep GDP growing, many products are made to be used only once, to go out of style, or to break after minimal use

Mike Nickerson

Climate Crisis
Trumped!  The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

Trumped! The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

So, make that five or more flaming years of Trump working to shut down or at least endlessly stall

Tom Engelhardt

China
Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

there is no consensus for another interminable war in the Middle East,” Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois said.

Michigan Advance

Donald Trump
The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

There is no strategy, because realizing the ostensible macro purpose of each war, besides having it, requires committing to an absurd and criminal totality

Truthdig

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