Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself
Main Content
How many American Weddings would have to get hit by Drones before they were Banned?
(By Tom Engelhardt) The headline — “Bride and Boom!” — was spectacular, if you think killing people in distant lands is a blast and a […]
Video of the Day: Fox News wishes you ‘Happy Holidays’ (War on Christmas Fail)
Cenk Uygur of Young Turks reports on Fox Cable News’ hypocrisy in hyping a mythical “war on Christmas” that allegedly involves forbidding the phrase “Merry […]
Sufi Center in Hama, Syria, c. 1900 (Photo of the Day)
(From Gertrude Bell, Syria: The Desert and the Sown, 1908) Hama is a small, mainly Sunni Arab city in the center-west of Syria famed for […]
Obama will Veto new Iran Sanctions, Israel War Mandate pushed by AIPAC Senators
(By Juan Cole) In his end-of-the-year press conference, President Obama had to defend his Iran negotiations in the face of a revolt within his own […]
Erdogan expected to bounce back from corruption probe blow
Turkish prime minister has been hurt by arrests of people close to him – and his government’s response – but his presidential prospects are still […]
Europe Lawmakers Push Back on Circumcision
Encouraged by Israeli diplomats, parliamentarians from the Council of Europe have submitted a motion opposing an earlier resolution condemning ritual circumcision of boys. Click here […]
American Public: Invasion of Afghanistan a Mistake, Speed up Withdrawal
(By Sarah Lazare) More than twelve years after the initial invasion, U.S. public opinion of the so-called Good War in Afghanistan appears to be souring. […]
UN: A Million Palestinians will Need Food aid in Israel-blockaded Gaza Next Year
PressTv reports, “The UN says nearly a million Palestinians are expected to need food aid in the Gaza Strip next year” Their blurb: “About 800-thousand […]
Four Syrian Bedouin Women, c. 1890 (Photo of the Day)
Photo of the Day: Four Syrian Bedouin women in the late 19th century. Mirrored from Al-Mashriq Syria in 1900 had a population of a little […]
© 2026 All Rights Reserved