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Mainly exiles and German-Iranians protest against the Mullah regime in Iran at a rally in Frankfurt, Germany. One man holds a photo of Reza Pahlavi II, who is living in exile.

Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah

The United States and its allies are toying with liberating Iran with the help of some unsavory friends.

Aug 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A Florida Highway Patrol officer looks on as protesters gather to demand the closure of the immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on July 22, 2025.

With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home

The Florida migrant gulag is what happens when the depravities of colonialist foreign policy are turned inward.

Aug 6, 2025 / Donté L. Stallworth

The 2025 Doomsday Clock time is displayed after the time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Doomsday Clock, currently the nearest it has been to midnight at 89 seconds, is a symbol for how close humanity is to a “global catastrophe.”

We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us

There is a risk that the war of words between Moscow and DC could escalate.

Aug 5, 2025 / William D. Hartung

The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

Western countries are rushing to recognize Palestine not to stop genocide but to solve a political problem. They’re offering colonial lies dressed up as liberation.

Aug 4, 2025 / Ahmad Ibsais

Palestinians carrying pans, gather to receive hot meals, distributed by a charity organization

A New Report Exposes How Major American Corporations Have Been All Too Eager to Aid Israeli’s Atrocities in Gaza A New Report Exposes How Major American Corporations Have Been All Too Eager to Aid Israeli’s Atrocities in Gaza

It also reveals our nation’s now undeniable complicity in what has been described as the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century.

Jul 29, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A view of a “Cascade” fountain located in the Shevchenko City Garden

Letter From Kharkiv Letter From Kharkiv

Life on the forever front.

Jul 25, 2025 / Paul Hockenos

Gazan children playing in the rubble of the Islamic Univerity

Challenging the Silence Over Palestine in the American Historical Association Challenging the Silence Over Palestine in the American Historical Association

Institutional complicity in injustice.

Jul 24, 2025 / Van Gosse

Boris Kagarlitzky speaks at a Moscow opposition rally

“We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom “We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom

Here’s what you can do in solidarity.

Jul 16, 2025 / Suzi Weissman

Donald Trump signs with US Vice President Mike Pence(R) and US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin at the White House on June 24, 2019, “hard-hitting sanctions” on Iran’s supreme leader.

We Have Always Been at War With Iran We Have Always Been at War With Iran

Since 1979, the US has been in perpetual economic, military, and political combat with the Iranian state. The only difference now is that bombs are falling.

Jul 16, 2025 / Josef Burton

A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise on May 25, 2022, in East Coast, South Korea, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.

Jul 15, 2025 / Norman Solomon

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Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah

With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home

We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us

The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

A New Report Exposes How Major American Corporations Have Been All Too Eager to Aid Israeli’s Atrocities in Gaza A New Report Exposes How Major American Corporations Have Been All Too Eager to Aid Israeli’s Atrocities in Gaza

Letter From Kharkiv Letter From Kharkiv

Challenging the Silence Over Palestine in the American Historical Association Challenging the Silence Over Palestine in the American Historical Association

“We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom “We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom

We Have Always Been at War With Iran We Have Always Been at War With Iran

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

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Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah Trump’s Regime Change Fantasy Involves Bringing Back the Shah

With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home With Alligator Alcatraz, Empire’s Tyranny Has Come Home

We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us

The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

A New Report Exposes How Major American Corporations Have Been All Too Eager to Aid Israeli’s Atrocities in Gaza A New Report Exposes How Major American Corporations Have Been All Too Eager to Aid Israeli’s Atrocities in Gaza

Letter From Kharkiv Letter From Kharkiv

Challenging the Silence Over Palestine in the American Historical Association Challenging the Silence Over Palestine in the American Historical Association

“We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom “We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom

We Have Always Been at War With Iran We Have Always Been at War With Iran

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher