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The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran
Donald Trump

The Increasingly Dire Costs of the War on Iran

H. Patricia Hynes

An enduring menace to the global economy, this unnecessary and illegal war also pushes the world toward long-term environmental disaster

Fear Trump but hesitating About “No Kings”? Think Again!

Fear Trump but hesitating About “No Kings”? Think Again!

03/28/2026 By Mitchell Zimmerman

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

U.S. Sanctions, War and Climate Inflict Heavy Mental Health Toll in Afghanistan

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Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Use of Outdated Intelligence Shows Failure to Take All Feasible Precautions

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“The Horror! The Horror:” Trump and the White Man’s Burden Redux

The underpinnings of Trump’s reasoning can (or at least should) be described as Nazi in style

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Cults
Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

This type of apocalyptic thought has roots in the 19th century, when many American preachers turned toward more literal readings of the Bible

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Israel/ Palestine
The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

It is a war that, if not permanently halted, will continue to devastate the peoples of the Middle East, inviting further militarization

Ramzy Baroud

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“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:”  Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:” Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

Iran is interfering with the commerce in petroleum and gas via the Persian Gulf, which could throw the whole world into a deep recession

Juan Cole

Anti-War Movement
Where’s the Resistance to the Iran War?

Where’s the Resistance to the Iran War?

A majority of Americans opposed the war in Iran before the U.S. first attacked — nearly 60 percent of  Americans disapprove

Waging Nonviolence

Iran
From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The Normalization of Atrocity

From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The Normalization of Atrocity

Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza was never an isolated incident. It was the iteration of a doctrine that has been developing for decades

Global Voices

Donald Trump
The War is the Message: When did We Stop Asking Why?

The War is the Message: When did We Stop Asking Why?

But worth asking: what was the JCPOA, if not a serious attempt to achieve exactly that — through diplomacy, through verification

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The Loneliness Epidemic in Trump’s America, and How Communities are Forming

The Loneliness Epidemic in Trump’s America, and How Communities are Forming

Asked if she worries about the safety of her sons while they’re out observing ICE, their mother, Audrey, said yes.

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