Opinion

Economist Jeffrey Sachs: U.S.-Israeli “War of Choice,” Assault on U.N. Charter Could Lead to WWIII

The global economy has been rocked by the war in the Middle East, with Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatening energy flows and sending the price of oil soaring to its highest level in ...

“Racist Regime”: Iranian Israeli Editor Orly Noy on Israel Denying Bomb Shelter Access to Palestinians

We get an update on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran from Israel, where reports are growing of discrimination against non-Jewish ...

“War on the Iranian People”: Nationalism Grows in Iran in Defiance of Deadly U.S. and Israeli Strikes

This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.” As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies, professor Narges ...
Opinion

Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Will Not Stop Wars & Occupation Until U.S. Pulls Support

Inside Israel, “there is no room for any question marks or doubts about this war,” says journalist Gideon Levy, a columnist for Haaretz and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. He says war ...

Anthropic Sues Trump Admin After Pentagon Designates It as a “Supply Chain Risk”

The artificial intelligence company Anthropic is suing the Trump administration after the Pentagon designated Anthropic as a ...

Suspect in Michigan Synagogue Attack Lost Family Members to Israeli Airstrike on Lebanon

In Michigan, an attacker armed with a rifle rammed his pickup truck into the Temple Israel synagogue near Detroit on Thursday, exchanging fire with security guards who shot him dead. One guard was ...

Amnesty Head Agnès Callamard on Iran War, Global Fight for Gender Justice & Killing of Yanar Mohammed

Democracy Now! recently sat down with Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International and a former United Nations special rapporteur, while she was in New York City to mark ...
Democracy Now

Iranian Strike on Oman Kills Immigrant Workers as NATO Shoots Down Missile Fired at Turkey

In Oman, two foreign nationals were killed and several others injured after Iranian drones struck Oman’s northern Sohar province. Of 14 civilians killed so far in Gulf nations, all but one were ...

Former National Guardsman Attacks ROTC Class at Old Dominion University, Killing 1 and Injuring 2

In Virginia, the FBI says it’s investigating Thursday’s shooting at Old Dominion University as an act of terrorism. Federal agents say the former Virginia Army National Guard member Mohamed Bailor ...
Opinion

Ex-Marine, Senate Candidate Speaks Out After Arrest, Arm Broken During Iran War Protest in Senate

A Marine Corps veteran suffered a broken arm last week after he disrupted a Senate hearing to voice his opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Democracy Now! speaks with the veteran, Brian ...

In First Public Statement, Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Blocking Strait of Hormuz

On Thursday, Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement he’d ordered the military to continue blocking shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and called on other Middle ...