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How Many People Have the US and Israel Killed in Iran?

How Many People Have the US and Israel Killed in Iran?

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Medea Benjamin

Madman Trump Must Be Removed

Madman Trump Must Be Removed

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Rob Okun

The US G20 Presidency Could Take Trump's Pro-Billionaire Agenda Global

The US G20 Presidency Could Take Trump's Pro-Billionaire Agenda Global

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Charlotte friar

When Flotillas Fight for Life, Not Empire

When Flotillas Fight for Life, Not Empire

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Olivia Dinucci

You Cannot Bomb Your Way to Peace—We’ve Tried

You Cannot Bomb Your Way to Peace—We’ve Tried

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Mike Burton 

Sinners: Real Monsters of Greed and Racism Still Stalk the Gulf South

Sinners: Real Monsters of Greed and Racism Still Stalk the Gulf South

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Ashley gaignard

Incorporate Armbands in the May Day Strike: A Lesson from the Past

Incorporate Armbands in the May Day Strike: A Lesson from the Past

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Paul Rogat Loeb

As Oil Prices Spike, Americans Are Hurting; We Need a Better Energy Road Map

As Oil Prices Spike, Americans Are Hurting; We Need a Better Energy Road Map

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Leah Qusba

Join the Citizens' Movement to Impeach Tyrant Trump

Join the Citizens' Movement to Impeach Tyrant Trump

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Ralph Nader

Trump to the Nation: Money for Guns, Not Butter

Trump to the Nation: Money for Guns, Not Butter

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Seth Sandronsky

Trump and Hegseth: Modern Ahabs Harming Whales for Oil

Trump and Hegseth: Modern Ahabs Harming Whales for Oil

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Derrick Z. Jackson

A To-Do List for Congress: End the War, Stop Weapons to Israel, Impeach Trump

A To-Do List for Congress: End the War, Stop Weapons to Israel, Impeach Trump

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Kevin Martin

Congress, Pass a Windfall Tax on the Oil Companies Profiting From Trump's Iran War

Congress, Pass a Windfall Tax on the Oil Companies Profiting From Trump's Iran War

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Meghan schneider

On Loyal Liars, Fact-Checkers, and Why We’re Bumping into Things

On Loyal Liars, Fact-Checkers, and Why We’re Bumping into Things

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Richard Heinberg

How Journalists Can Cover the Midterms to Help Protect Their Legitimacy

How Journalists Can Cover the Midterms to Help Protect Their Legitimacy

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Arnold R. Isaacs

We Must Fight Fossil Fuel Oligarchs to Save Democracy

We Must Fight Fossil Fuel Oligarchs to Save Democracy

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Basav Sen

What Need a Theory of Change That Recognizes the Democratic Establishment Has Been Doing It Wrong

What Need a Theory of Change That Recognizes the Democratic Establishment Has Been Doing It Wrong

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Les Leopold

The American Medical Association Is Failing to Speak Up for Dr. Abu Safiya

The American Medical Association Is Failing to Speak Up for Dr. Abu Safiya

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Jenin

A Public Health Emergency: How Abortion Bans Are Fueling Maternal Deaths in America

A Public Health Emergency: How Abortion Bans Are Fueling Maternal Deaths in America

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Sylvia Ghazarian

Don’t Let Congress Give Another Industry a Free Pass

Don’t Let Congress Give Another Industry a Free Pass

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Wes henricksen

How Lack of Political Imagination Resulted in Trump Threatening to End a Civilization

How Lack of Political Imagination Resulted in Trump Threatening to End a Civilization

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Corbin Trent

Ending Israel’s War on Peace

Ending Israel’s War on Peace

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

In Bombing Lebanon, Netanyahu Asserts That War and Peace Are His Decision Alone

In Bombing Lebanon, Netanyahu Asserts That War and Peace Are His Decision Alone

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Ramzy Baroud

To Stop US Wars, Saying No Is Not Enough

To Stop US Wars, Saying No Is Not Enough

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Max Elbaum, Bill Fletcher Jr.

Could the UN Secretary-General’s 'Good Offices' Help to End the Iran War?

Could the UN Secretary-General’s 'Good Offices' Help to End the Iran War?

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Connie peck

Keystone XL By Any Other Name Will Be Just As Crudely Sour

Keystone XL By Any Other Name Will Be Just As Crudely Sour

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Kenny Bruno

Insane, Bloodthirsty Trump Must Be Removed From Power

Insane, Bloodthirsty Trump Must Be Removed From Power

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Thom Hartmann

Esencia No Va: Protesting Neocolonial Capitalist Development in Puerto Rico

Esencia No Va: Protesting Neocolonial Capitalist Development in Puerto Rico

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Julie Matthaei

The Winner of Trump's Iran War? Iran

The Winner of Trump's Iran War? Iran

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Juan Cole

Trump's Iran War Is Transforming the Psychological Meaning of Fossil Fuels

Trump's Iran War Is Transforming the Psychological Meaning of Fossil Fuels

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Bill Mckibben

Beware Brett Kavanaugh: Trump's Favorite Justice

Beware Brett Kavanaugh: Trump's Favorite Justice

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Bill Blum

An Unlikely (and Unstable) Ceasefire Deal and Trump's Iran Blunder

An Unlikely (and Unstable) Ceasefire Deal and Trump's Iran Blunder

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Trita Parsi

Truly Evil Trump Must Be Stopped—Now!

Truly Evil Trump Must Be Stopped—Now!

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Robert Reich

The Duty to Grieve: On Dehumanization, War, and the Cost of Witnessing

The Duty to Grieve: On Dehumanization, War, and the Cost of Witnessing

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Emese Ilyés

Incompetent Trump Is Driving Us Toward Global Political-Economic Collapse

Incompetent Trump Is Driving Us Toward Global Political-Economic Collapse

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Michael T. Klare

The War on Iran Is a Local Issue

The War on Iran Is a Local Issue

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Ron Jacobs

Trump’s Gold Card Is Birth Tourism

Trump’s Gold Card Is Birth Tourism

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Jordan Liz, Opinion Contributor

Big Military Spending; Lower Taxes—Trump Budgets Like Reagan and Bush

Big Military Spending; Lower Taxes—Trump Budgets Like Reagan and Bush

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James Zogby

US Taxpayers Are Funding the Gift Card Israel Uses to Buy US Weapons

US Taxpayers Are Funding the Gift Card Israel Uses to Buy US Weapons

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Stephen Semler

Trump’s Homicidal Easter Threat—Who Will Stop This Mad Man?

Trump’s Homicidal Easter Threat—Who Will Stop This Mad Man?

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Chuck Idelson

Trump and Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God

Trump and Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

The Political Opportunity of a Lifetime—Don't Blow It

The Political Opportunity of a Lifetime—Don't Blow It

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Corbin Trent

While Distancing from AIPAC, Most 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Are Still Embracing Israel

While Distancing from AIPAC, Most 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Are Still Embracing Israel

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Norman Solomon

Cheap Drones and the Iran War Blowback Threat

Cheap Drones and the Iran War Blowback Threat

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06.04.2026 8

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Ralph Nader

This Is Not Just a War on Iran. It Is a War on American Democracy.

This Is Not Just a War on Iran. It Is a War on American Democracy.

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06.04.2026 8

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Peter Bloom

Standing Witness to University Complicity in Criminal Wars of Aggression

Standing Witness to University Complicity in Criminal Wars of Aggression

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05.04.2026 6

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Michael Schwalbe

Can Prospects for Nuclear War Get Any Worse? Sure, We Can Put AI in Charge

Can Prospects for Nuclear War Get Any Worse? Sure, We Can Put AI in Charge

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Tom Valovic

Artificial Intelligence in an Age of Human Idiocy and Stupid Wars

Artificial Intelligence in an Age of Human Idiocy and Stupid Wars

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05.04.2026 7

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John Feffer

Tax the Rich Across the Land!

Tax the Rich Across the Land!

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05.04.2026 8

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Chuck Collins

Trump's Abandonment of Climate Regulation Proves His Is Not a Legitimate Government

Trump's Abandonment of Climate Regulation Proves His Is Not a Legitimate Government

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Basav Sen