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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

01/14/2026 By The Conversation

Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

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The Tea Party Just Turned Five — Is it Winning its War on Workers and Minorities?

The Tea Party Just Turned Five — Is it Winning its War on Workers and Minorities?

Some date the advent of the tea party to 2007, when then-presidential candidate Ron Paul held a “tax day tea party” fundraiser to fill his campaign coffers. But the broader movement began five years ago last week — shortly after Barack Obama was…

Juan Cole

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Rachel Maddow: CIA spying on Congress ‘is death of the Republic stuff’

Rachel Maddow: CIA spying on Congress ‘is death of the Republic stuff’

A dispute between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Senate Intelligence Committee may have spilled into dangerous territory, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on Wednesday, following a New York Times report that agency operatives gained access…

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The New Cold War and the Middle East

The New Cold War and the Middle East

(By Victor Argo) Cold War times are back in Europe. Russian troops are standing in Crimea. The peninsula in southern Ukraine is known for its […]

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Climate Change
Ukraine Crisis Shows Urgency of Green Energy:  Russian Nat'l Gas Blackmail

Ukraine Crisis Shows Urgency of Green Energy: Russian Nat’l Gas Blackmail

(By Juan Cole) Hawks are complaining that Europe has been insufficiently belligerent in its response to Russian moves in the Crimea, blaming the declining military […]

Juan Cole

Barack Obama
Least Transparent Administration Ever:  A New Front in Obama's War on Whistleblowers

Least Transparent Administration Ever: A New Front in Obama’s War on Whistleblowers

(By Peter Van Buren) The Obama administration has just opened a new front in its ongoing war on whistleblowers. It’s taking its case against one man, […]

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Iraq
Kerry on Invading other Countries on a Trumped Up Pretext (Editorial Cartoon)

Kerry on Invading other Countries on a Trumped Up Pretext (Editorial Cartoon)

(By Paul Jamiol) courtesy Jamiol’s World

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McCain’s Mind-Boggling Hypocrisy on Crimea at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference

McCain’s Mind-Boggling Hypocrisy on Crimea at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference

John Hickman, author of Selling Guantanamo, writes in a guest column for Informed Comment That the Crimean Crisis would be exploited by Republican Congressional leaders […]

Juan Cole

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Obama to Netanyahu:  Israel faces Int'l Sanctions over "Permanent Occupation of West Bank"

Obama to Netanyahu: Israel faces Int’l Sanctions over “Permanent Occupation of West Bank”

(By Juan Cole) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, D.C., this week was even more of a disaster for him than might have been […]

Juan Cole

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workers Launch Strike to Protest Low Wages

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Workers Launch Strike to Protest Low Wages

Employees of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs have gone on a major strike protesting low wages and working conditions. Click here for the rest […]

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