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The US ran Democratization Programs; Does it need one Itself?
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The US ran Democratization Programs; Does it need one Itself?

Alex Poppe

By threatening 2020 election officials with prosecution, President Trump has been trying to undermine free elections since he returned to office

Climate Change made Historic Wildfire Smoke Event 5X Times more Likely

Climate Change made Historic Wildfire Smoke Event 5X Times more Likely

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Politicians Should Stop Hiding Behind the “Two-State Solution” Fantasy

Politicians Should Stop Hiding Behind the “Two-State Solution” Fantasy

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For Whom the Strait Tolls

For Whom the Strait Tolls

The US and Iran are wrestling for control of the Hormuz Strait, as the original reasons for the war are replaced by new reasons for conflict

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America’s Imperial Wars, from Korea to Iran

America’s Imperial Wars, from Korea to Iran

After all, Harry S. Truman got us into a major conflict in Korea, almost 7,000 miles from Washington, D.C., in 1950

Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump
Hormuz: Trump may Resort to even more reckless Escalation

Hormuz: Trump may Resort to even more reckless Escalation

Iran’s leverage over the strait comes down to playing a spoiling role

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“Persia Has Become a Holy Land” – William Morris and Iran

“Persia Has Become a Holy Land” – William Morris and Iran

What English Artists Found in Their Rebellion against Industrial Britain

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

There’s just one problem: none of these things have worked before, and there is no reason to think they will work now

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Ten things a president can’t do: Trump has tried them anyway

Ten things a president can’t do: Trump has tried them anyway

you can bet they never imagined a devious, half-literate bully/lawbreaker/cheat could be elected president

Jerry Elsea

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MI6 & Climate: Ecosystem Collapse and British Hunger in Near Future

MI6 & Climate: Ecosystem Collapse and British Hunger in Near Future

The Netanyahu-Trump war on Iran has resulted in a severe fertilizer shortage that will show up as high food inflation this fall and winter 2027

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after Decades of holding Back

Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after Decades of holding Back

The state has portrayed Iran as a state burdened by an accumulation of military, political and symbolic losses that demand recovery.

The Conversation

Donald Trump
6 Things I Would (Not) Do as President of the United States

6 Things I Would (Not) Do as President of the United States

Twelve million Americans will lose their Medicaid coverage of the next decade

Tom Engelhardt

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