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[ad_1] Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran in hospital bed… — PICRYL – Public Domain Fariba Amini Informed Comment “We live as we dream – alone. While the dream disappears, the life continues painfully.”― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In February 2026, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme leader, his entire family and members of Iran’s political and military elites were assassinated either by the U.S. or the Israeli military during the attacks on Iran. One of the main objectives was clearly regime change. But if anything, the regime was strengthened. When it comes to…
[ad_1] Pete Hegseth meets with on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Hudner during his visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza, Department of Defense. Events in Cuba have flown under the radar lately, but big changes are afoot. Noted by PBS June 19 but only belatedly by anybody else, Cuba’s new free-market reforms include 176 measures “to further decentralize Cuba’s state-run economy…[with] more space for private businesses, imports and exports without state intermediation, free hiring of personnel, authorization for private banks and investment by Cubans abroad.”…
[ad_1] As fireworks light the sky this July 4th and we mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, we celebrate more than a birthday. We honor the most successful experiment in human freedom the world has ever known – an experiment that delivered unprecedented abundance, opportunity, and dignity to ordinary people. No nation in history has lifted the average citizen to the standard of living enjoyed by everyday Americans. Our system of liberty and limited government created wealth and mobility unmatched anywhere on earth. Despite being a young country by global standards, the United States has produced more patents and…
[ad_1] On Monday, Donald Trump sealed one of the most lasting parts of his legacy. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Joshua Scheer As right-wing governments regain ground across Latin America, grassroots movements are warning that the region is entering a new phase of political confrontation. Following years of progressive victories known as the “Pink Tide,” conservative forces—often backed by economic pressure, foreign intervention, and elite political networks—are reclaiming power in countries such as Colombia and Peru. Yet across the region, labor unions, Indigenous communities, anti-imperialist organizations, and popular movements continue to organize in defense of sovereignty, democracy, and social justice. On this week’s Clearing the FOG, host Margaret Flowers speaks with Claudia O’Brien-Moscoso of the Black Alliance for…
[ad_1] Jeffrey Wernick ScheerPost Wikipedia states that its articles follow a Neutral Point of View. The policy is the platform’s central promise, the thing that separates an encyclopedia from a brief. The fair way to examine any article is not to ask whether it is generous to its subject, but whether it honors the standard Wikipedia sets for itself. The article on BitChute is a useful case, because it can be measured against that standard, and the measurement does not require trusting the subject about anything. It requires only reading Wikipedia against Wikipedia. Begin with the kind of failure…
[ad_1] Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. Photo: Ted Merriman. CC BY-SA 4.0 The big news coming out of the Teamsters’ recent convention in Las Vegas is that for the first time in 35 years, there will be no rank-and-file democratic elections for the top officers of the union. The Fearless slate, led by Richard Hooker, failed to get the 5% of the delegates necessary to make it onto the ballot. The Incumbent Sean O’Brien‑Fred Zuckerman “Teamsters United Slate” were elected to office by delegates to the convention. Popularly known as the “OZ” slate, they secured 96% of the vote. They are the first leaders of Teamsters…
[ad_1] 50 years agoJuly 1976 “Historians friendly to the Revolution have insisted that the Americans fought for political freedom, for independence, for constitutional rights, or for democracy; critical historians maintain that the fight was merely for economic reasons, for defense of property and trade against British interference. But why must the two be sundered? Why may not a defense of American liberty and property, of political and economic rights be conjoined? The merchants rebelling against the stamp tax, or sugar or tea taxes, or restrictions of the Navigation Laws, were battling for their rights of property and trade free from interference. In doing so, they were battling for…
[ad_1] From war crimes and genocide abroad to moral, constitutional, and debt crises at home: Why Congress must reject the NDAA’s U.S.-Israel military and intelligence merger Dennis Kucinich Against the horrific high- and low-tech butchery of Palestinians and Lebanese by Israeli ethno-nationalist psychopathic killers, this week there will be an effort in Congress to formally merge or integrate the military of Israel and the United States at the most advanced levels. Section 219 (formerly Section 224) of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act of 2027, provides for an unprecedented unification. The nearly $4 billion in the NDAA for Israel’s…
[ad_1] When I was a kid, that was a pretty common phrase I would hear from the adults in my life. To me, it basically meant you couldn’t have something you wanted without also accepting the consequences that came with it. Officially, it is a common idiom meaning you can’t enjoy two mutually exclusive benefits or options at the same time—you must choose one or the other. The official explanation doesn’t fit the context of this article as clearly as my childhood interpretation. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. Recently, I was engaged in a deep conversation with…