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When the Children Become the Target

On June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and...

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Ceasefire But Not a Grand Bargain Between the United States and Iran

The Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) emerged not from reconciliation, but from exhaustion and strategic failure by the United States and...

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The Machine and the Schoolhouse: Anthropic and the War on Iran

In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every port...

19.06.2026 20

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Arrogance Has Been on the Table by the US for a Very Long Time

Vijay Prashad was interviewed by K. Swaminathan, Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), Tamil Nadu, India, May 2026. K. Swaminathan:...

03.06.2026 20

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The Theater of Punishment

The treatment of the flotilla activists by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was shocking only to those who continue to clothe...

02.06.2026 20

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The Miscalculation Of The Century: Trump’s Iran Adventure – OpEd

Last year, in July, the United States and Israel bombarded Iran’s nuclear energy and nuclear research facilities over twelve days.

30.03.2026 10

Eurasia Review

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The Miscalculation of the Century: Trump’s Iran Adventure

Last year, in July, the United States and Israel bombarded Iran’s nuclear energy and nuclear research facilities over twelve days. After a few days,...

30.03.2026 10

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Cuba Will Survive: a Diary

The morning of my departure from José Martí Airport, named after the father of the nation, I hugged everybody: the woman who checked me in, the man...

17.03.2026 20

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A War That Cannot be Won: Israel and the United States Bomb Iran

Having just formed the Board of Peace, the United States and Israel have begun the board’s first war, this time on Iran. The US-Israel attack...

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The Pathetic Nature of the Dominant Class in the West: Epstein’s Friends Are Cowards

Sexual violence has a profound and long-lasting impact on young children, shaping not only their childhood but the course of their lives as they grow...

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The Cuban Revolution Holds Out Against US Imperialism – OpEd

In January 2026, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US security—a designation

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The Cuban Revolution Holds Out Against US Imperialism

In January 2026, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba to be an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US security—a designation that allows...

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On the Emails Between Jeffrey Epstein and Noam Chomsky

I am heartsick. As a young boy, I experienced horrific sexual violence, which I have written about before and which continues to mark me even decades...

03.02.2026 20

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The Sun Sets On The Syrian Kurdish Rebellion – OpEd

The agreement that terminated the Syrian Kurdish enclave was presented by its signatories as a pragmatic settlement. But, in fact,

23.01.2026 20

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The Sun Sets on the Syrian Kurdish Rebellion

The agreement that terminated the Syrian Kurdish enclave was presented by its signatories as a pragmatic settlement. But, in fact, the deal is a major...

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Six Points to Navigate the Turmoil in Iran

Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, there have been protests of different magnitudes, with violence on the increase with both protesters and...

14.01.2026 20

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The Angry Tide Has Washed Into Chile

José Antonio Kast is a product of Chile’s long shadow, where the unresolved legacies of the military dictatorship seep into the present. Born in...

19.12.2025 30

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Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela?

Ever since Hugo Chávez came to power in 1998, the United States has attempted  to overthrow the Bolivarian Revolution. They have triedeverything...

15.12.2025 20

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The Angry Tide Of The Latin American Far Right – OpEd

The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they

03.12.2025 20

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The Angry Tide of the Latin American Far Right

The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly...

02.12.2025 20

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The Caribbean Faces Two Choices: Join the US Attempt to Intimidate Venezuela or Build Its Own Sovereignty

Since the Monroe Doctrine (1823), the United States has treated all Latin America and the Caribbean as its “backyard”. The United States has...

01.12.2025 20

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The Left Wins the Irish Presidential Election in a Landslide

Catherine Connolly (born 1957) only became involved in active politics in 1999. Michael D. Higgins, the outgoing president of Ireland (2011-2025),...

31.10.2025 20

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The Powerful Who Stand with Israel

Genocides are, by their nature, asymmetrical. But to describe these past two years as asymmetrical is obscene: this was one-directional violence, the...

30.10.2025 20

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The Genocide Will Not End Unless Palestinian Political Leaders are Free

It is impossible to know the full extent of the physical and mental damage inflicted upon the Palestinian people of Gaza: the Ministry of Health has...

21.10.2025 30

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Syria After Assad – OpEd

On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa

05.09.2025 30

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Syria After Assad

On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa entered Damascus and seized...

04.09.2025 30

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The United States Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge for a Potential Strike on Venezuela

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the United States government agencies began to repeat the name “Tren de Aragu” as if it were the new al-Qaeda. In...

03.09.2025 30

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The Accursed Fate of Palestinians in Israeli Prisons

It was astonishing to read about the death of Ahmad Saeed Tazazaa (20 years old) on 3 August 2025 inside Israel’s Magiddo prison. Just months...

15.08.2025 30

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NATO’s Hallucinations

Having agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the European states have created a series of problems...

03.07.2025 30

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Why the US Strikes on Iran Will Increase Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

On 21 June, the United States struck three locations in Iran with its massive military force. These locations were Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz –...

25.06.2025 30

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The Illegal Attack on Iran

Israel’s consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member state of the...

13.06.2025 20

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The Guns Are Again Ablaze in Libya

On 12 May 2025, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, known to everyone in Libya as Ghnewa al-Kikli, was killed during a meeting inside a militia facility run by the...

05.06.2025 20

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Vietnam Celebrates Fifty Years of the End of Its Colonial Period

Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, the revolutionary forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front entered Saigon, then...

14.05.2025 30

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