The Islamic Republic of Iran has long been accustomed to challenges, relentless pressure and widely believed misrepresentations about it. As the current…
America’s close partnership with Israel has been costly. Tel Aviv’s expansionist policies in Palestine and pursuit of military dominance over its neighbors…
The Palestinian struggle, which spans over a century, is fundamentally about the dispossession of land, resistance to displacement, self-determination and human rights. …
Each day, we learn of Israel’s theft of yet another slice of Palestine. Piece by piece, acre by acre, the Palestinian nation…
The imperialist exploitation of West Asia that accelerated after the First World War has never ceased. The effects on the region have…
A new story has emerged out of the ashes of Gaza. It is the narrative of a people who have fought bravely…
Once upon a time the Iranian government was under the thumb of and in service to the interests of the United States…
As he exited the presidency in 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the country that “we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted…
What is happening in Gaza is among the great crimes of this and of any other century. It is unrivaled because, unlike…
It has become abundantly clear that after 250 years, a second American revolution is necessary. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration…
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