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An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender
Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa
A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza
Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres
Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self
The Inevitable Transition in Iran
Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America
Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love
How Trump is Savaging the Poor: the New Victory Gardens
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Do you have a silver card? I do. I live in New London, Connecticut, and while I don't get EBT (Electronic Benefit...
An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender
Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. –Rumi. Like the rest of the world, I got up on...
Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa
When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square.
A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza
Israel razed over 2500 buildings in the Strip since the ceasefire with Hamas commenced on 10 October, 2025.
Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut, January 16, 2026) – Iran's security forces have carried out mass killings of protesters after nationwide...
Juan Cole: Islam, History and the Enlargement of the Self
They discuss Cole's career, ranging from his upbringing in a military family to becoming a leading public intellectual during the Iraq War.
The Inevitable Transition in Iran
Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself.
Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran's behavior than as a signal to third...
Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Zohran Kwame Mamdani was sworn in as the first Muslim mayor of New York City on January 1 shortly after...
Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love
The federal government has threatened to starve Minnesota by cutting off SNAP, WIC and other USDA funded programs as retribution.
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A historian and commentator who critiques the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, focusing on the resulting chaos and sectarian violence.