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War on Iran Is Enriching Weapons Firms as It Tanks the Global Economy
The military-industrial complex rakes in profits as the rest of the world suffers, economist C. P. Chandrasekhar argues.
Israel Expands Bombing Campaign and Mass Displacement in Lebanon
Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 people in Lebanon and over 800,000 people have been displaced.
Republicans and Democrats Are United in Their War on the Unhoused
Theo Henderson, creator of the “We the Unhoused” podcast, discusses organizing against demonization of unhoused people.
A Sense of Nationalism Grows in Iran in Defiance of Deadly US-Israeli Attacks
Professor Narges Bajoghli explains how harsh sanctions and propaganda had created a political divide among Iranians.
Pete Hegseth Halted US Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths Ahead of Iran War
People who were tracking civilian casualties have been reassigned to other jobs, says journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed.
World’s Dangerous Reliance on Oil Transforms Fossil Fuels Into Weapons of War
War on Iran exposes “the frailty of a global order that is grounded in fossil fuels,” says journalist Antonia Juhasz.
Israel Denies Palestinians Access to Bomb Shelters as War on Iran Continues
Public focus on Iran has allowed the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to continue unabated, says journalist Orly Noy.
Israel Intensifies Attacks on Lebanon and Orders Mass Displacement in the South
Far right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to destroy areas of Lebanon as Israel did to Gaza.
Nearly 4 Years After His Death, Documentary About Journalist Nominated for Oscar
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud also honors other fallen journalists, says Craig Renaud.
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.