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School Wars — An Analysis

Part I – Political Commissars In its original sense, the term “political commissar” or a “supervisory officer responsible for political education” (ideology) referred to a special officer in the armed services. Their job was to “ensure political control of the military.” The post was first created by the French revolutionaries at the end of the 18th century […]

Can the Iranian System Survive?

In an interview, Ali Fathollah-Nejad discusses the recent protests in Iran, and long-term prospects for the post-revolutionary political order. By MICHAEL YOUNG Ali Fathollah-Nejad is a German-Iranian political scientist focusing on Iran, the Middle East, and the post-unipolar world order. He is a McCloy Fellow on Global Trends of the American Council on Germany, exploring […]

What comes after Russia’s annexation of the Donbas and southern Ukraine?

Western countries urge their citizens to leave Russia immediately. The official reason for such a measure is a partial mobilization that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on September 21. But could it be that policymakers in the West know something that the rest of the world does not? By Nikola MikovicThe fact that, to this […]

The latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a crusader for Israeli apartheid; hacks back to Sabra massacre in Lebanon

Marvel Studios announced that little-known Israeli superheroine Sabra will join the next installment of its Captain America movie series. The character - Israeli police officer by day, super-powered Mossad agent by night - is a quintessential reflection of the Israeli apartheid system. BY MITCHELL PLITNICK In a decision that seems to needlessly court controversy, Marvel Studios […]

After Nord Stream and Ukraine vote fiasco, Putin threatens nukes

Tuesday is the final day of voting in a series of referendums on joining Russia. The votes, widely seen as rigged and illegitimate, are likely to pave the way for Russia to announce it has annexed more of Ukraine by the end of the week, analysts say. By Amanda Macias and Holly Ellyatt The votes […]

What’s Israel’s next move if the Iran nuclear deal fails?

Without the JCPOA, war is clearly on the horizon, and it’s unclear whether there is a plan B. By Robert E. Hunter What does the Israeli government really want from Iran? Major consequences hang on the answer to this question, not just regarding Iran, but across the Middle East. On that answer also hangs whether […]

CONDOLEEZZA RICE AND MADELEINE ALBRIGHT CONDUCT A MASTERCLASS ON THE BANAL HORROR OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

Watching the 3.5 hour video is like being forced to eat gallons of stale banana pudding. Also, the pudding contains a small amount of botulism. By Jon Schwarz AT THE BEGINNING of a new “MasterClass” on diplomacy with Condoleezza Rice and the late Madeleine Albright, Rice explains that “some people have even said, ‘The diplomat lies […]

Kahlil Gibran and the Armenians

The 24th of April (today) in 1916 for many Armenians around the world commemorate the tragic events of what is now recognized as the Armenian Genocide (or Holocaust). The atrocities committed by the Turkish-Ottoman forces between 1914 and 1923 are estimated to have killed 1.5 million Armenians, in what is widely accepted as the “first […]

Biden’s Afghan Shell Game Prompts Media Shrugs and Stenography

More than a year after it froze $7 billion of Afghanistan’s central bank reserves in the wake of the Taliban’s military victory, the US has announced it will use half the money to establish a fund at a Swiss bank to help stabilize the cratering Afghan economy. By JULIE HOLLAR The New York Times (9/14/22) wrote that […]

COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic

This is the introduction to Volume 1 of “COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic.” This volume is available for pre-order as an e-pub at Mehring Books, and will also be released in abridged form as a print volume later this year. By Evan Blake This book—compiled from the World Socialist Web Site’s […]

Gas Attack

Though Turkey remains on good terms with Russia, it still finds itself in the throes of an energy crisis. By DIMITAR BECHEV Last September 1, BOTAS, Turkey’s state-owned natural gas utility, delivered bad news to customers. It hiked up prices by 20.4 percent for households, 47.6 percent for small- and medium-size enterprises, and 50.8 percent […]

Creating Building Blocks for Cooperative Security in the Middle East

Fading hopes for a revival of the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear program potentially puts one more nail in the coffin of a regional security architecture that would include rather than target the Islamic republic. By James M. Dorsey The potential demise of the nuclear agreement, coupled with America redefining its commitment to […]

Putin mobilizes 300,000 reservists in significant escalation

The Russian leader also hinted at nuclear use if “the territorial integrity” of Russia is “threatened.” By Connor Echols Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that the Kremlin will mobilize 300,000 reservists, marking a significant escalation of the war in Ukraine. The decision comes as Ukrainian battlefield successes have put Putin in hot water back home, with […]

Analysis: Mideast expert Karim Sadjadpour on status of U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with senior fellow at the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Karim Sadjadpour about a potential new nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran. Sadjadpour says the Iranians don’t believe the Biden administration has a plan B to for the deal, leading […]

Secret Documents Have Exposed the CIA’s Julian Assange Obsession

New revelations show that the CIA secretly took control of the security company hired by Ecuador’s government to guard Julian Assange during his exile in London. The agency’s spying on Assange and his visitors constitutes a major breach of civil liberties. By CHIP GIBBONS tefania Maurizi was no stranger to the Ecuadorian embassy in London. […]

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