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The Inevitable Transition in Iran
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The Inevitable Transition in Iran

Bernard Hourcade

Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

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Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

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Top 6 Green Energy Good News Stories, November 2014

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Junta arrests Thai Protesters using 'Hunger Games' 3-finger Salute at Mockingjay Premiere

Junta arrests Thai Protesters using ‘Hunger Games’ 3-finger Salute at Mockingjay Premiere

TomoNews & The Telegraph | — [Taiwan Animators (TomoNews)] “I’m sure you remember this touching scene from ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ where Katniss shows her […]

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An Israeli-Arab Spring?  1.6 mn Palestinian-Israelis are Marginalized, Angry and Defiant

An Israeli-Arab Spring? 1.6 mn Palestinian-Israelis are Marginalized, Angry and Defiant

By Emile Nakhleh | — WASHINGTON, Nov 20 2014 (IPS) – The recent killing of an Arab youth by the police in the Israeli Arab […]

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Climate Change
Climate Change already turning China Wetlands into Dust

Climate Change already turning China Wetlands into Dust

Euronews | — “Former wetlands in north-west China (Gansu province) have been sucked dry as the climate has changed. It is a stark warning that […]

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Right-Wing Media vs. Reagan On Immigration - How GOP lost the Script

Right-Wing Media vs. Reagan On Immigration – How GOP lost the Script

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Iran
Two Different American Futures:  With an Iran Deal & Without

Two Different American Futures: With an Iran Deal & Without

By Charles Recknagel (RFE/ RL) As the six world powers and Tehran try to reach a deal in Vienna, there is more at stake than […]

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Top 5 Ways Obama Punked the GOP on Immigration; and the 2016 Campaign

Top 5 Ways Obama Punked the GOP on Immigration; and the 2016 Campaign

By Juan Cole | — The 2016 presidential election will be very different from the 2014 congressional midterms just held. In the off years, turnout […]

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Another Domino Falls:  Spanish Parliament votes to Recognize Palestine

Another Domino Falls: Spanish Parliament votes to Recognize Palestine

Euronews: “Spanish MPs have urged their government to recognise the Palestinian state. The a non-binding resolution presented by the socialists won the backing of all […]

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Iran
In Iran, US Choice is a Negotiated Peace Now or the Risk of War

In Iran, US Choice is a Negotiated Peace Now or the Risk of War

By Carlyn Meyer In 2012, Israeli PM Netanyahu stood before the UN General Assembly with a cartoon representation of an “Iranian bomb.” It was filled […]

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