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Sanders Mounts New Push to Block Sales of Over 20,000 Bombs to Israel
“No more weapons to support an illegal war,” the senator said.
Aid Restrictions Again Cause Food Shortages in Gaza Amid US-Israeli War on Iran
Gaza is experiencing shortages of basic necessities and skyrocketing prices, raising fears of a return to famine.
The War on Iran Is Reshaping the Global Economy
Professor Laleh Khalili discusses the implications for the petrodollar and for sustainable alternatives to oil.
Trump Asks for Taxpayers to Shell Out $200B to Fund His Deadly, Cost-Raising War
This is “more than enough” to cover Medicaid for 16 million people kicked off the program by the GOP, an expert said.
Risks of Nuclear Power Plant Disasters Overlooked Amid Fears of Nuclear Weapons
Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, its long-term impacts are still being felt.
Oil and Gas Experts in State Department Fired in DOGE Efforts Prior to Iran War
The administration laid off people responsible for modeling scenarios like the Strait of Hormuz closure, reporting says.
Tehran Residents’ Social Media Offer Nightmarish Glimpse of Humanitarian Crisis
Oily smoke. Black rain. Destroyed apartments. Loved ones killed by airstrikes. Iran will not recover soon from this.
Dems Revive Legislation to Return Big Oil’s Profits to Struggling US Families
Proponents say fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for the wartime profiteering they are orchestrating.
The Pentagon Is Using Palantir AI to Bomb Thousands of Targets in Iran
The system, known as Project Maven, also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic.
Israel Urges Iranians to Rise Up While Privately Saying They’d “Get Slaughtered”
Israeli officials told US diplomats that the Iranian government is “not cracking” in a State Department cable.