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Imperialist wars being waged against the Global South in Ukraine and Iran
The Iranian people are currently fighting off an imperialist aggressor, not only for the sake of their own country but also for Ukrainians, who are themselves targets of similar Western aggression and predatory objectives. Continue reading
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The United States of America, or the United Empire of Earth?
From settler conquest on the North American continent to a planetary lattice of bases, fleets, satellites, and command zones, the United States has constructed the most extensive military infrastructure in human history. Beneath the language of alliances, deterrence, and security lies a global machine designed to police the colonial world economy. But the very scale… Continue reading
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Deterrence or Nothing: Iran’s Logic of Total War or Total Cease-Fire
Iran’s rejection of a ceasefire is not simply a disagreement over timing or terms, but reflects a challenge to the entire framework through which negotiations with the US have been conducted for decades. The Islamic Republic is refusing to negotiate from a position in which its own capabilities are treated as the problem to be… Continue reading
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State of Protest 2025: How Repression became routine
Our State of Protest 2024 report, This is Repression, concluded that Britain now exists in a state of repression in its treatment of protest rights. This year’s report, How Repression Became Routine, builds on that work to uncover what’s happened since. Continue reading
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Geopolitical Economy Hour: War On Iran, World War III or Imperialism’s Last Stand? w Michael Hudson
The latest twist – out of many twists and turns – in the US-Israeli war on Iran is Trump’s announcement that the War in Iran will be ‘ending very soon’ and that it was ‘ “very complete, pretty much” and ahead of schedule. At the same time, he also claimed that ‘We’ve already won in… Continue reading
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Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet Base – Bahrain Erupts in Uprising & Saudi Forces Move to Crush Dissent
Since February 28, following the Israeli-US war of aggression against Iran, the Islamic Republic has targeted vital US military infrastructure bases in Persian Gulf nations, the worst hit being Bahrain. Simultaneously, the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has revived the predominantly Shia island’s 2011 revolutionary fervor. Continue reading
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US and Israel’s environmental warfare in Iran and West Asia
On Saturday 7th March, the United States and Israel launched one of the largest coordinated chemical attacks against a civilian population in history. A major refinery in Tehran was hit alongside other fuel depots in the city and in Karaj, west of the capital. Oil fires raged across the sky and leaks from the sites… Continue reading
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Corbyn’s suffocating regime
Everything was factionally choreographed. All of them knew what was going to happen and how they were supposed to vote. That is how The Many fights the left. Appeals for ‘unity’, ‘reconciliation’ or, god help us, ‘away days’ are beyond useless, says Carla Roberts Continue reading
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LAUNCHED: New briefing on Palantir in the NHS
if you are worried about the role of US spy tech company Palantir in our NHS, you’re going to want to read this! Continue reading
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BBC editor’s libel case against Owen Jones falls at the first hurdle. Here’s why
Journalist Raffi Berg may be fighting for damages, but it’s really the BBC in the dock – for being utterly wedded to an editor whose objectivity on Israel is so clearly in question Continue reading
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When Empire Calls Its Own Gamble a Miscalculation
There is a familiar ritual in the house organs of empire. First the bombs fall, then the panic sets in, and then some respectable publication arrives to tell us that the real problem was not the fire, but the poor planning of the men who brought the gasoline. That is the moral universe of the… Continue reading
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The Far Right Goes to War Against Women: The Eleventh Newsletter (2026)
In recent years, the Latin American far right has launched a crusade against the rights of women and sex-gender dissidents, hoping to crush some of the region’s most active opposition to neoliberalism. Continue reading
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Prof. Ted Postol: How Iran Blinded US Defenses in 10 Minutes
A deep technical discussion on the real capabilities of modern missile defense systems. The interview examines Patriot and THAAD intercept rates, the importance of early-warning radars, and how the destruction of key radar infrastructure can disrupt missile tracking and defense networks. It explores how drones and missile strikes have challenged U.S. bases in the Persian… Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Deadly Missile Strike STUNS Israel, Trump LOSING the War
The US-Israeli war on Iran has backfired on the aggressors as Tehran launches a new military strategy that has placed Israel under heavy missile fire and turned up the economic pressure on Trump to surrender. Pepe Escobar joins the show to break it all down! Continue reading
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Day 13: Iranian Missiles Still Flying + Energy Exports Stopping as Global Crisis Looms
At day 13 despite claiming Iranian military command, political leadership, and launcher capacity has been destroyed, Iran averages 20 ballistic missile launches a day, exhausting US anti-missile munitions; Continue reading
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War, profit, and the dollar’s retreat
Washington’s war against Iran, launched Feb. 28 with the U.S.–Israeli assault known as Operation Epic Fury, began with a burst of spending. In the first 100 hours alone the Pentagon burned through an estimated $3.7 billion in missiles, air operations and interceptor systems, most of it not previously budgeted. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report March 11, 2026
Wednesday, 11 March 2026 — Black Agenda Report The Urgent Need for the Black Radical Tradition Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist The U.S. is careening towards economic and military disaster, a moment when the Black radical tradition is missing but badly needed. Continue reading
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GHOSTS IN THE TERRAIN
“Israeli media are reporting that Hezbollah’s ‘ghosts’ are back at the northern borders. In southern Lebanon, fighters are emerging from hidden positions, striking with precision and creating a severe operational crisis for the Israeli army. Conventional forces are struggling to respond to this underground, highly coordinated network, showing how Hezbollah can turn the terrain itself… Continue reading
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Iran: the Great Game
This week, Johnny Miller speaks to Igor Lopotonak. Famous for directing Oliver Stones film Ukraine on Fire. Now he’s made a new film, ‘Iran: the Great Game’, which seeks to explain Iran’s turbulent history with the West. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 