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What Is the US Exit Strategy from Its War on Iran?

What Is the US Exit Strategy from Its War on Iran?

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Medea Benjamin

165 Massacred Schoolgirls in Iran — and the Silence That Exposes the West’s Moral Selectivity

165 Massacred Schoolgirls in Iran — and the Silence That Exposes the West’s Moral Selectivity

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Hana saada

3 Steps for a Just Immigration System: Abolish ICE, Grant Amnesty, End US Imperialism

3 Steps for a Just Immigration System: Abolish ICE, Grant Amnesty, End US Imperialism

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Jordan Liz, Opinion Contributor

'Shield of the Americas': Trump Assembles His Fascist Hemispheric Fan Club

'Shield of the Americas': Trump Assembles His Fascist Hemispheric Fan Club

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Alexander Main

How to Defeat a Lawless and Murderous Trump Regime

How to Defeat a Lawless and Murderous Trump Regime

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Maha Hilal

First They Came for the Immigrants

First They Came for the Immigrants

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Brian Tierney

The Trump Cadaver’s Latest Iran War

The Trump Cadaver’s Latest Iran War

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Peter F. Crowley

Not One Dollar More for Trump's Illegal War on Iran

Not One Dollar More for Trump's Illegal War on Iran

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Hanna Homestead

Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm

Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm

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Medea Benjamin

The Power of the Gun Vs. the Power of the People

The Power of the Gun Vs. the Power of the People

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Beverly Gologorsky

The Military Madman of Mar-a-Lago

The Military Madman of Mar-a-Lago

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Paul Josephson

The War That Killed My Father Is Starting Again in Iran

The War That Killed My Father Is Starting Again in Iran

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Yvonne okker-padilla

Adios Kristi! Noem’s Long History of Lying to Protect the Powerful

Adios Kristi! Noem’s Long History of Lying to Protect the Powerful

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Chuck Collins

Demand an End to the US-Israel War on Iran and Accountability for War Criminals

Demand an End to the US-Israel War on Iran and Accountability for War Criminals

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Jared Keyel

Bombing Iran Means Murdering Children

Bombing Iran Means Murdering Children

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Robert C. Koehler

Iran Under Fire: The United States, Israel, and the War

Iran Under Fire: The United States, Israel, and the War

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Stephen Eric Bronner

US Media Only Care About Iranian Deaths When They Serve the Imperial Narrative

US Media Only Care About Iranian Deaths When They Serve the Imperial Narrative

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Belen fernandez

5 Things to Know About Trump's Illegal War on Iran

5 Things to Know About Trump's Illegal War on Iran

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Khury Petersen-Smith

Act Now to Defend Our Republic!

Act Now to Defend Our Republic!

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Alan Minsky

Operation Epstein Fury: A Holy War With Shitty Toilets

Operation Epstein Fury: A Holy War With Shitty Toilets

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Abby Zimet

Cilia Flores: A First Lady in a New York Cell

Cilia Flores: A First Lady in a New York Cell

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Medea Benjamin

Can Sheinbaum Avoid A Death Spiral After the El Mencho Killing?

Can Sheinbaum Avoid A Death Spiral After the El Mencho Killing?

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Joseph Bouchard

Truth, Consequences, and the Hopes of My Father: Daniel Ellsberg

Truth, Consequences, and the Hopes of My Father: Daniel Ellsberg

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Robert Ellsberg

Different Faiths, One Moral Call: Why Mercy Must Prevail for Sonny Burton

Different Faiths, One Moral Call: Why Mercy Must Prevail for Sonny Burton

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Imam aswan abdul-addarr

No One Voted for Trump's War of Choice on Iran

No One Voted for Trump's War of Choice on Iran

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Carleigh beriont

In Refusing to Impeach Trump, Congress Has Failed the American People and the World

In Refusing to Impeach Trump, Congress Has Failed the American People and the World

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Keira Havens

We Must Stop This Brutal, Imperialist War!

We Must Stop This Brutal, Imperialist War!

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Cabinet Of The Progressive International

Trump’s Labor Department Tries to Redefine Workers Out of Their Rights

Trump’s Labor Department Tries to Redefine Workers Out of Their Rights

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Patrick oakford

Here Comes the Sun... to Light Our Way Out of the Age of Fuel Blockades and Oil Wars

Here Comes the Sun... to Light Our Way Out of the Age of Fuel Blockades and Oil Wars

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Bill Mckibben

The Architecture of Siege: Cuba, Gaza, and the Strategy of Everywhere at Once

The Architecture of Siege: Cuba, Gaza, and the Strategy of Everywhere at Once

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John Marks

Francesca Albanese, Gaza, and the Military-Propaganda Nexus Behind the US-Israeli War on Iran

Francesca Albanese, Gaza, and the Military-Propaganda Nexus Behind the US-Israeli War on Iran

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Robin Andersen

How Deadly Is a Dying Animal?

How Deadly Is a Dying Animal?

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Richard Heinberg

Trump Guns for Peace Prize

Trump Guns for Peace Prize

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Les Leopold

Congress, Do Your Job and End This Illegal War of Aggression by the US and Israel

Congress, Do Your Job and End This Illegal War of Aggression by the US and Israel

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Kevin Martin

Democrats Don't Need an Autopsy to Know How Damaging Their Unwavering Support for Israel Has Been

Democrats Don't Need an Autopsy to Know How Damaging Their Unwavering Support for Israel Has Been

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James Zogby

President-From-Hell Trump Brings Us Ever Closer to a Point of No Return

President-From-Hell Trump Brings Us Ever Closer to a Point of No Return

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Tom Engelhardt

As US Attacks Iran, Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us Once More

As US Attacks Iran, Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us Once More

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Norman Solomon

This Illegal US-Israeli Attack on Iran Is Also an Assault on the United Nations

This Illegal US-Israeli Attack on Iran Is Also an Assault on the United Nations

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

How Will Trump's Illegal, Unprovoked War on Iran End?

How Will Trump's Illegal, Unprovoked War on Iran End?

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Trita Parsi

The Truth About Roundup Herbicide

The Truth About Roundup Herbicide

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Jim Goodman

Don't Let the EU-Mercosur Agreement Be a Loss for Animal Welfare

Don't Let the EU-Mercosur Agreement Be a Loss for Animal Welfare

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Cristina diniz

Working People Must Recognize the Basis of Class Struggle

Working People Must Recognize the Basis of Class Struggle

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01.03.2026 10

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Bruce T. Boccardy

Trump Should Be Impeached, Removed From Office for Illegal War on Iran

Trump Should Be Impeached, Removed From Office for Illegal War on Iran

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01.03.2026 6

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Mike Hersh

Is This Winning? Debunking Trump's Delusional, Demeaning State of the Union

Is This Winning? Debunking Trump's Delusional, Demeaning State of the Union

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28.02.2026 7

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Ralph Nader

A New Raft of Trump Awards™, Buildings, and Lifetime Achievements

A New Raft of Trump Awards™, Buildings, and Lifetime Achievements

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28.02.2026 6

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Paul Josephson

Honoring Michael Parenti, Who Kept the Torch of the US Left Lit and Sharply Afire

Honoring Michael Parenti, Who Kept the Torch of the US Left Lit and Sharply Afire

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28.02.2026 7

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Christopher D. Cook

Passports Welcome Here: The Importance of Crossing Borders at the Library

Passports Welcome Here: The Importance of Crossing Borders at the Library

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Maria bonn

The Conversation Black Parents Perfected—That All Families Now Need

The Conversation Black Parents Perfected—That All Families Now Need

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28.02.2026 10

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Alvin Thomas

The Answer? Not to Be Silenced: We Everyday People Wield Tremendous Power

The Answer? Not to Be Silenced: We Everyday People Wield Tremendous Power

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Debi Smith

Ribbital: Democracy As Something We Do, Not Just Have

Ribbital: Democracy As Something We Do, Not Just Have

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Abby Zimet