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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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Energy
Obama in Berlin foreshadows Coming Epic Battle against Climate Change

Obama in Berlin foreshadows Coming Epic Battle against Climate Change

President Obama is readying a major policy change on combating climate change. He adverted to it in his Berlin speech yesterday. In my view, this […]

Juan Cole

Morocco
The Struggle over the Qur’an in Morocco (Video report)

The Struggle over the Qur’an in Morocco (Video report)

In Morocco, as in most Muslim countries, there is a lively contest over the meaning of the Qur’an and Islam. The official government-approved Qur’an contains […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
Mueller:  FBI Drones on US Soil, used ‘Minimally’ (Young Turks)

Mueller: FBI Drones on US Soil, used ‘Minimally’ (Young Turks)

FBI director Robert Mueller admitted Wednesday that the FBI sometimes deploys drones over US territory. Cenk Uygur reports: Cenk points out that if the Bureau […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
On-Again, Off-Again US Talks with Taliban in Doha; Kabul Furious

On-Again, Off-Again US Talks with Taliban in Doha; Kabul Furious

The attempt of the US State Department to open negotiations with the Taliban, who now have an office in Doha, Qatar, foundered on a series […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran’s Pres. Rouhani News Conference: Transparency on Nukes and Talks with US

Iran’s Pres. Rouhani News Conference: Transparency on Nukes and Talks with US

CNN profiles Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani and interviews Hillary Mann Leverett: The USG Open Source Center translated the first news conference held by newly […]

Juan Cole

Drones
US Drone Operator says, ‘I became a sociopath’, regrets 1626 Killings (Lest we forget)

US Drone Operator says, ‘I became a sociopath’, regrets 1626 Killings (Lest we forget)

Lest we forget (from last summer): Brandon Bryant is haunted by his career as a drone contract killer for the US government. Drone operator: ‘I […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
I am Bradley Manning (celebrity video protesting treason charge)

I am Bradley Manning (celebrity video protesting treason charge)

The celebrity video ‘I am Bradley Manning: protests against the ‘aiding the enemy charge’ against leaker Manning, who is now being tried in a military […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Dear Jenny McCarthy and Bill McKibben: Coal Plants are causing Autism, Let’s Sue Them!

Dear Jenny McCarthy and Bill McKibben: Coal Plants are causing Autism, Let’s Sue Them!

The situation comedy actress Jenny McCarthy has done great damage to public health by her wrong-headed thesis that vaccines cause autism. This is not true, […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Russia:  Iran is ready to Cease Enriching Uranium to 20%

Russia: Iran is ready to Cease Enriching Uranium to 20%

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov repeated in an interview with the Kuwaiti press on Tuesday an assertion he has made before, i.e. that Iran stands […]

Juan Cole

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