Mojtaba Mahdavi Informed Comment Why have some Iranians responded positively to the war waged by Israel and the United States against Iran, or at least refrained from opposing it? Three main factors have played a central role in this regard. First, it reflects the ruling oligarchy’s persistent resistance, over nearly half a century, to democratic […]
Nate Bear Do Not Panic The US has openly announced its intention to dismantle the International Criminal Court and liberal journalists who for years have screeched about the threat to democracy posed by Donald Trump have had absolutely nothing to say. Neither the New York Times or the Washington Post (which maintains a “democracy in […]
Austin Sarat ScheerPost When the Congress of the United States appropriates funds for a particular purpose, it is the president’s job to expend those funds as directed by Congress. Seems simple enough. While disputes have arisen from time to time when presidents have either refused to spend such funds or redirected them to other purposes, […]
Michael Steven Smith, The Indypendent. The Weather Underground carried out a string of bombings in the early 1970s to protest the Vietnam War and corporate greed. Decades later, the child of two of the group’s most well-known leaders shares his story of life on the lam. Zayd Ayers Dohrn, the son of Bill Ayers and Bernadine […]