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Iran Stands to Make Billions as Trump Administration Waives Oil Sanctions
The US on Friday eased sanctions on Iranian oil currently at sea, which will net the regime in Tehran billions of dollars.
The Unexplained War: Stumbling Toward World War III
War without strategy. Drones without limits. Data without wisdom. How the Iran conflict is stumbling toward World War III — and no one can explain why.
Poll Blows Up GOP’s Central SAVE America Act Claim
Republicans claim that Americans support legislation that, under the guise of addressing the non-existent problem of noncitizens voting, would make voting more difficult for millions of lawful voters. A new poll now shows that this claim is false.
In Iran, Assassination Has Consequences
Hard to negotiate when you’ve killed the enemy’s negotiators.
In Public Rift With Allies, Trump Rips Israel for Attacking Iranian Gas Field
In order to limit the rise of oil prices, the US has refrained from attacking Iran’s energy sector. Israel, on the other hand, has shown no such restraint and has now been chastised by Trump.
Can This Mexican Paradise Navigate a Water Crisis?
Baja California Sur’s droughts, tourism boom, and salty aquifers offer a warning — and a blueprint — for dry regions worldwide.
Trump Floats a Pathway to US Citizenship to All Those Venezuelan Gangsters
If those Venezuelan gang members and mental patients trying to “invade” the US were playing the long (baseball) game, they did a masterful job.
When Grief Competes With Shame: A Personal and Self-Indulgent Essay on Iran
Asking again: When will we ever learn?
What Are the Odds of a Noncitizen Voting? We’re Glad You Asked
Republicans want Americans to believe that the threat of noncitizens voting is so great that fighting it justifies potentially disenfranchising millions of eligible voters who do not have a birth certificate or a passport. So we crunched the numbers to see if they are right.
When Leaders Are Angry Children With Lethal Weapons as Toys
Who are these terrors playing video games with everyone’s lives?
Pete Hegseth’s ‘No Quarter’ War-Crime Directive
Hegseth said “no quarter” at the Pentagon. That should end him. Fired. Done. But it won’t.
Control of the Strait of Hormuz Puts Iran in the Driver’s Seat
Iran’s ability to control the strait shows the Islamic Republic’s skill in waging asymmetric warfare and exploiting Trump’s political and economic vulnerabilities, despite US and Israeli military superiority.
A Delusional Trump Meets Reality
Donald Trump is facing setbacks and crises everywhere (most of them of his own making) and dwindling support at home and across the globe. He is not handling things well.
No Good Options
Trump has two options: attempt to topple the Iranian regime with no guarantee of success, even if he were to decide to put boots on the ground, or bomb Iran back into the Stone Age, making it almost prohibitively costly to rebuild the country as a nation-state.
The Art of the Deal Break
From the time when he routinely stiffed his contractors, Donald Trump has proven that he cannot be trusted. Anybody who thinks that they can make a deal with him, or the United States, and that those agreements will be honored is fooling themselves.
Trump Begs Global Community to Clean Up His Mess in the Strait of Hormuz
Now that the US-Israeli war with Iran has caused an economic crisis, Donald Trump wants all of the countries he has been trying to bully to bail him out.
President Donald Trump Is a Know-Nothing Know-It-All
Dead Iranian girls? I don’t know anything about that… but I do know that Iran probably bombed the school to make me look bad.
Trump Allies Demand Compliant Pro-War State Media
Donald Trump has always been an enemy of the free press. This week, his allies made it clear that they hope to make the media more compliant.
Operation: American Martyrs
When it comes to the war with Iran, justification comes later.
The Richest Poor Country on Earth
Guyana’s oil boom is transforming the economy, but many citizens say the wealth is passing them by.
Eyes on Epstein: The Sixth Wave from House Oversight Committee
A leaky bucket full of new revelations, redactions, and implications.
House Republicans Want to Shut Down Congress If They Don’t Get to Suppress Votes
House Republicans are threatening to refuse to pass any legislation the Senate sends their way until their GOP colleagues do Donald Trump’s bidding and jam through a bill that would make it more difficult for millions of Americans to vote… without achieving anything else.
We Cut Off Its Oil & Attacked Its Partners; China Can Afford To Wait
China loses two oil partners to US action. Their response? Strategic patience. Are we watching restraint or preparation for what’s next?
Trump, Surrogates Now Say War Will Benefit US Economy
Donald Trump is trying to paint a rosy picture on the massive economic crisis that his war with Iran is causing. Will Americans faced with higher prices believe the president that the conflict helps the economy?
What If Trump Declares Victory and Walks Away From War in Iran?
Given Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, is that even an option?
Donakd J. Trump Has Some Thoughts on the Millions of Americans With Dyslexia
In trying to take a shot at one of his political rivals, Trump on Wednesday insulted the tens of millions of Americans living with dyslexia.
Thanks to Iran War, US LNG Giants Could See $20B in Monthly Windfall Profits
“Oil and gas companies may achieve huge windfall profits in a year that previously looked far less lucrative for them, and billions of people could see their energy bills soar,” warned one campaigner.
Senate Republicans Block Bill to Fund Most of DHS
There is no end in sight to the impasse that has kept Congress from ending the partial government shutdown after Republicans blocked a bill on Wednesday that would have funded most of the Department of Homeland Security.
There Are No ‘Good Guys’ in the Iran War
Over the past two decades, few countries have as much blood on their hands as the US, Israel, and Iran. Each of them is directly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, and their current war will add many more innocents to those totals.
America and Iran: Two ‘Republics’ Under the Thumb of Dictators
We broke our country. Do we still own it?
Schrödinger’s War: Conflict in Iran Is Both Over and Just Getting Started
Donald Trump on Monday covered all the bases on when the war in Iran would wrap up.
After a Lawsuit, USDA Agrees to Share Climate Risk Data With Farmers
Now, even if the webpages come down again, the data can remain public.
Trump’s Venezuela ‘Template’ Will Not Work in Iran, Experts Say
Ten days into his war with Iran, it is becoming clear that Donald Trump’s hopes of remaking the country according to the template that worked in Venezuela are very misplaced.
Iran’s New Leader Is a Dark Horse
Defiance, resilience, resistance, unity, and consistency will likely be the motto of the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Who Will Tell Trump No?
Time for everyone, especially the military, to speak out against the madness.
Supporting Iran’s Minorities Risks Playing With Fire
And, from their standpoint, so does relying on Donald Trump’s word for anything.
Trump Puts Voter Suppression at the Top of the GOP’s Agenda
Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have never tried harder to pass any legislation than the voter disenfranchisement bill that they hope will give them a chance in the midterms.
Donald Trump, the Peace President, Wants More Americans To Be Ready To Die
We live in a time when a president shamelessly sends our people to war to cover up atrocities closer to home.
It May Not Be an Unraveling, but Trump Is Wobbling
We’ve been here too many times before to suggest that Trump is finished; but there is a lot happening right now that Americans really do not like.
Documents Detailing Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trump Raise New Questions
The DOJ on Thursday published the missing summaries of the interviews the FBI conducted with a woman who has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.
The Iran Nobody in Washington Wanted to Listen To
Iran didn’t ask for regime change. It asked for bread. How a protest movement got hijacked — and turned into a war nobody planned for.
Iran’s Ethnic Minorities Cautiously Bet on US and Israeli Support
The attacks and maneuvering by armed ethnic militants suggest that fostering ethnic unrest may be part of the US and Israeli strategy.