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What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
Many of President Trump’s stated justifications for the US and Israeli war on Iran are demonstrably false.
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Trump’s War With Iran Is a Boon for the US Gas Export Industry
With Qatari liquified natural gas off the market, US gas exporters are primed to profit, says an energy expert.
Deportation Is Not a Hardship That Shall Pass — It Is an Interminable Agony
US immigration agencies deported my father and uncles. Some called them “felons.” I called them family.
As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need to Reckon With the American War Machine
We cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.
Support for Abolishing ICE Hits Record High in New Poll
Fifty-six percent of Americans have “little” to no confidence in ICE, a new Economist/YouGov poll found.
Witkoff Says One of US’s Demands Was for Iran to Give Up Its Navy
Top US officials have issued maximalist demands in Iran negotiations, then claimed Iran refused to make a fair deal.
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The Science of Unlearning and Why Organizers Need It
“Nobody had a story about unlearning that didn’t include a connection with other people,” says Lewis Raven Wallace.
Leavitt Suggests Reports on Iranian School Girls Killed Are “Propaganda”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US is “investigating” the strike on the girls’ school.
“No to War” — Spain PM Sánchez Doubles Down on Defiance Against Trump Demands
Pedro Sánchez condemned other world leaders for using “the smoke screen of war to conceal their failures.”
Critics Slam Carney’s Plan to Jump-Start Canada’s Economy via Military Industry
Canada’s prime minister faces blowback for his plan to hike Canadian arms companies’ profits by 240 percent in 10 years.
This Is Not a Regime Change War. Iran Is Being Pushed Toward State Collapse.
The US and Israel have killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but they seem to have no plan for what comes next.
Trump Has Made the US War Machine a Spectacle – and It’s Spectacularly Unpopular
Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing.
As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran
A “Uniting for Peace” resolution in the UN General Assembly can counter the Security Council’s failure to act.
Reproductive Tech That Promises Smart Babies Is Peddling Soft Eugenics
Geneticists must not become unwitting enablers of the resurgence of such pseudo-scientific ideas.
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Noem Refuses to Apologize to Alex Pretti’s Parents During Heated Senate Hearing
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The Trump Administration Is Trying to Target Immigrants Over Family Court Cases
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ICE Wants to Buy Warehouses for Mass Detention. Communities Are Fighting Back.
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Public Health Agencies Struggle to Keep Up With Rising Tuberculosis Cases
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Organizers Celebrate Palantir Headquarters’ Move From Denver After Protests
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Columbia Student Taken by DHS Agents Who Reportedly Lied to Enter Residence
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Robin D. G. Kelley: It’s Not Enough to Abolish ICE — We Have to Abolish Police
“We in the U.S. need to reckon with the fact that so much of our state wealth, capacity, and technology goes toward burying children in rubble.”
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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
Israeli Settlers Killed Palestinian American Teen in Rising Assault on West Bank
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Our Mosques Are Rubble, But We Are Determined to Create Joy for Ramadan in Gaza
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Israel’s “Yellow Line” Is a Death Trap for Palestinians. We Drove Into It.
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For Gaza’s Students, International Scholarships Offer Both Hope and Heartbreak
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Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Hospitals. Now It’s Banning Doctors Without Borders.
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With Desalination Plants Destroyed, Families in Gaza Are Drinking Salty Water
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The Gaza Ceasefire Is a Minefield Shallowly Masquerading as a Truce