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Afghan News Director: Kabul Bombing “Tragic and Huge,” Victims Mostly Working-Class Civilians
Democracy Now! speaks with Lotfullah Najafizada, news director for TOLOnews, about the massive bomb blast in the Afghan capital.
The Intercept: As the US Ramps Up Airstrikes on ISIS, Are Syrian Civilians Paying the Price?
Intercept reporter Murtaza Hussain discusses how Syrian civilians are bearing the brunt of US strikes against ISIS.
Stop Vilifying Iran
Oddly enough, the Trump administration has a unique opportunity to normalize relations with Iran.
Fascists Seek Personal Growth and Forgiveness in Two Films
Do despicable right-wing militants coming to terms with their past deserve forgiveness? Two films leave us wondering.
Medea Benjamin: Congress Should Halt Trump’s $110 Billion Arms Deal Over Saudi Atrocities
Donald Trump traveled this weekend to Saudi Arabia.
“I Could Have Died”: Protesters Detail Violent Attack by Turkish President Erdoğan’s Guards in DC
Turkish President Erdogan's security detail assaulted a group of peaceful protesters.
Whistleblowers, Moral Injury and Endless War
If the US accepts the idea of fighting endless wars, it will have to accept something else as well: that the costs of war are similarly endless.
Decolonizers Show Up for Palestinian Hunger Strikers on New York’s Fifth Avenue
The protests aren't mass rallies; they're quiet bursts of resistance.
Forty-Five Blows Against Democracy: How US Military Bases Back Dictators, Autocrats and Military Regimes
At least 45 less-than-democratic nations and territories host scores of US military bases.
Tulsi Gabbard Cautions Against Proposed Afghanistan Troop Surge
Gabbard visited Afghanistan, insisting that stability in the country can only be achieved by the Afghan people.