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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line
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The Day Evin Prison Burned: Why Israel’s Attack Crossed a Moral Line

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Braga, Portugal and and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In the final days of Israel’s eleven-day war with Iran, the targeted […]

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

Netanyahu’s ‘New Middle East:’ Same old Colonialism

06/28/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral Primary could Ripple across the Country

06/28/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
3 Million Israeli-Occupied Palestinians Caught in Maze of Military Checkpoints & Squatter Attacks

3 Million Israeli-Occupied Palestinians Caught in Maze of Military Checkpoints & Squatter Attacks

By Rebecca Stead | – During the 1967 Six Day War, the West Bank and East Jerusalem were occupied by Israel. Fifty-two years later this […]

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China
China to Iran's Rescue?  Trump might successfully anger Beijing or Tehran, but not Both

China to Iran’s Rescue? Trump might successfully anger Beijing or Tehran, but not Both

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said at a news conference on Saturday that China opposes US unilateral sanctions on Iran […]

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Internet
Can Social Media be Reformed to Exclude Violent Extremist Content Like what led to Christchurch Massacre of Muslims?

Can Social Media be Reformed to Exclude Violent Extremist Content Like what led to Christchurch Massacre of Muslims?

By Kevin Veale | – The “Christchurch Call” summit has made specific progress, with tech companies and world leaders signing an agreement to eliminate terrorist […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Leaked Document Revives Controversy over Syria Chemical Attacks

Leaked Document Revives Controversy over Syria Chemical Attacks

(Al-Bab.com – A leaked document which contradicts key findings of an official investigation into chemical weapons in Syria has surfaced on the internet. Described as […]

Brian Whitaker

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Could Trump's Tensions with Iran, Venezuela Cause Gasoline Prices to Spike?

Could Trump’s Tensions with Iran, Venezuela Cause Gasoline Prices to Spike?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The tensions between the Trump administration and two of the world’s significant oil producers, Iran and Venezuela, in addition to […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Our Climate Emergency was no Accident: Big Oil knew

Our Climate Emergency was no Accident: Big Oil knew

(Otherwords.org )- As far back as 1982, fossil fuel executives knew they were trading a few decades of profits for the entire future of the […]

Jill Richardson

Israel/ Palestine
That Time a Fox News Contributor Called for the Destruction of Palestine

That Time a Fox News Contributor Called for the Destruction of Palestine

Who would miss it?

Maan News Agency

Employment
Is Trump’s trade war saving American jobs – or killing them?

Is Trump’s trade war saving American jobs – or killing them?

by Jeffrey Kucik | – With the U.S.-China trade war intensifying, there is a lot of talk about whether tariffs save American jobs – as […]

The Conversation

Climate Change
Are ExxonMobil Executives the most evil people in the 200K-yr-long History of Humanity?

Are ExxonMobil Executives the most evil people in the 200K-yr-long History of Humanity?

They are Darth Vaders and Thanatoses, they are destroyers of a planet

Juan Cole

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