It’s not okay for grown adults to believe the United States wages wars to promote humanitarian interests and bring freedom and democracy to oppressed populations.
It’s not okay for grown adults to believe that US soldiers fight and die to protect their country and its citizens.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) claims that a Pentagon source says military officials are preparing a public defense for military commanders telling troops that the Iran war is a holy war, fulfilling evangelical Protestant prophecy.
Report: Pentagon Eyes Defending “Armageddon” Briefings
Iranian media have shared a Lego-style video touting Tehran’s purported retaliation against the US and Israel, depicting the American and Israeli leadership in a panic.
The animation, dubbed ‘Narrative of Victory,’ was widely circulated online on Sunday. It opens with a cartoonish figure of US President Donald Trump – accompanied by the Devil – reading the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Since the latest round of conflict in the Middle East kicked off on the 28th of February, the cost of a barrel of oil (WTI) has risen by $23.98 compared with the final close of markets prior to the war, representing a rise in oil prices of 35.6%. Taking a longer view, the current level
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Today’s cruel treatment of Muslims and immigrants was originally crafted as an attack on Jews.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 5th March 2026
Our political memory fails us. We treat government policies as if we’re seeing them for the very first time. But much of what appears to be novel has deep historical roots. If we fail to understand those roots and the soil in which they grow, we will fail to resist the assaults on our humanity.
Right now, in the first week of March 2026, Europe is facing an energy crisis that doesn't have a name yet. Not because it isn't big enough, but because it happened too fast. In the last 48 hours, two things went down simultaneously.
First, Iran struck the heart of Qatar's gas infrastructure—the largest LNG export facility on the planet. Production stopped.
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) told Sean Hannity on Tuesday that the U.S. had “already won” the military operation in Iran.
The Australian Labor Party has drifted from its historic purpose. This is the first in a six part series by Andrew Brown on Labor’s retreat from reform and what it means for Australia.
Power unused in the face of injustice is not restraint.
It is a choice.
It’s a truism that every child should be wanted. While there are plenty of exceptions, the birth of an unwanted child often turns out badly for both mother and child (and father, if they are present). Sometimes, once a child is born, the fact that they were initially unwanted fades into irrelevance, and the bond between parents and child is as strong as with a planned birth.
President Donald Trump has denied US responsibility for the strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, most of them children, suggesting instead that a faulty Iranian missile was to blame.
The latest quarterly update on emissions is great opportunity to check in on Australia's climate progress – and a great reminder of the scale of the challenges ahead.
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The liPresident Donald J. Trump oversees Operation Epic Fury at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, FL, Feb. 28, 2026. (White House photo by Daniel Torok) We have become spectators in the demolition of an era. We are now, more than ever, bit players in what is unfolding, so we are detached. We can’t take our eyes off the
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Iran Will Not SURRENDER w/Mohammad Marandi
YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.
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